Is The Leap flood prone?

3.4% of mapped properties in The Leap fall within a mapped flood area.

Is The Leap in a bushfire zone?

85.3% of mapped properties in The Leap fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is The Leap in the catchment for?

The Leap falls within these school catchments: Coningsby SS, Farleigh SS, Seaforth SS, Mackay Northern Beaches SHS, Mackay North SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of The Leap?

At the 2021 Census 7.7% of The Leap residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (43.2%), English (37.5%), Maltese (9%).

How much new development is there near The Leap?

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings (536 houses, 68 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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The Leap flood & bushfire risk

Of The Leap’s 416 mapped properties, 3.4% are in a mapped flood area and 85.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, The Leap’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific The Leap address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

3.4%

Of properties in a flood area

85.3%

Of properties in a bushfire area

416

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in The Leap

Flood and bushfire areas across The Leap. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near The Leap

The Leap sits in the Farleigh police division, which recorded 274 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 274 total. Figures are for the whole Farleigh police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in The Leap

PrimaryConingsby SS · Farleigh SS · Seaforth SS

JuniorMackay Northern Beaches SHS · Mackay North SHS

SeniorMackay Northern Beaches SHS · Mackay North SHS

The Leap can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in The Leap

At the 2021 Census, 7.7% of The Leap’s 664 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.2%

English37.5%

Maltese9%

Scottish8.6%

German7.4%

Irish6.9%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.7%

England1.4%

Zimbabwe1.1%

Germany0.9%

Malta0.6%

South Africa0.6%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near The Leap

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

604

Dwellings/yr

536

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just The Leap). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific The Leap address:

Nearby suburbs

Balnagowan · 63% flood Habana · 8.7% flood Hampden · 4.1% flood Farleigh · 8.5% flood Pleystowe · 95% flood Dumbleton · 64.2% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.