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Suburb planning guide · Updated 2026-06-08

Coral Sea, QLD 4740 Zoning, development potential & planning controls

Conservation dominant. 905 lots resolved to zone, overlays and development potential.

Dominant zone
CON
Conservation
Median rent (house)
$636
per week
Population
6,949
ABS Census 2021
Total lots
905
1200.3 km²

Coral Sea 4740 spans 13 councils: Mackay Regional (357 lots), Torres Shire (131 lots), Townsville City (101 lots), Whitsunday Regional (96 lots), Gladstone Regional (57 lots), Cassowary Coast Regional (29 lots), Cook Shire (28 lots), Livingstone Shire (26 lots), Bundaberg Regional (25 lots), Cairns Regional (18 lots), Douglas Shire (15 lots), Hinchinbrook Shire (11 lots), Burdekin Shire (11 lots). The dominant council (Mackay Regional) sets the canonical URL for this page.

Zoning

What you can build in Coral Sea

Coral Sea is dominated by CONConservation. Land use, building height, and permitted development are set per zone in the council planning scheme, made under the Queensland Planning Act 2016.

CON
Dominant
CON Conservation 45.4%
OS Open space 35.5%
SP Special purpose 6.4%
EMC Environmental management and conservation 4.8%
T Tourism 3.6%
RU Rural 2.0%
MT Tourism 1.2%
CF Community facilities 0.4%
LMDR Low-medium density residential 0.4%
SC Specialised centre 0.4%
Avg max height
m

Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.

Theoretical dwellings

Modelled dwelling capacity if every lot built to its zone controls.

Use mix
Residential0%
Environment86%

Location

Where Coral Sea sits

Coral Sea 4740 covers 1200.3 km² within Mackay Regional.

Overlays © NSW Government
Council
Mackay Regional
Postcode
4740
Area
1200.30 km²
Total lots
905

Drill into any lot in Coral Sea

Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.

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Development potential

Where the upside is in Coral Sea

We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or sized for subdivision.

secondary dwelling eligible
1

under the relevant council planning scheme

Subdivision potential
0

lots that may support subdivision

Total dev potential
1 lots

show at least one development signal

Own a property in Coral Sea?

Check your lot's exact development potential — height, FSR, granny flat, subdivision, dual-occ.

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Constraints & risks

What could stop you in Coral Sea

19% of lots are in mapped flood zones — material for any development; also: 28% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; 0.4% of lots: koala priority habitat; 77.7% of lots: state environmental significance.

Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.

Flood-affected 19.3%

Flood hazard overlay mapping

Bushfire-prone 28.2%

Bushfire hazard overlay mapping

Koala priority habitat 0.4%

Core koala habitat (State Planning Regulatory Provisions)

State environmental significance 77.7%

Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) overlay

Market

Coral Sea property market

Rent and market context from state rental bond and demographic data.

Median rent (house)
$636 / wk
Houses

Sale-price history isn't yet loaded for Queensland suburbs — rent, demographics and planning data are shown where available.

Projected dwellings 2036
8,709

Queensland Government Statistician's Office projection.

Demographics & lifestyle

Who lives in Coral Sea

ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.

Population
6,949
Median age
42
Household income
$87.41K
Owner-occupied
72%
Renting
28%
Amenity score
95.0 /100

Walkable amenity within 1 km

Lifestyle score
39.0 /100

Cafés, parks, schools, transport

FAQs

Common questions about Coral Sea

What's the zoning in Coral Sea 4740?

Coral Sea is dominated by the CON (Conservation) zone, which covers 114 of 905 lots (45%). The full mix is: CON Conservation (45%), OS Open space (36%), SP Special purpose (6%), EMC Environmental management and conservation (5%), T Tourism (4%), RU Rural (2%), MT Tourism (1%), CF Community facilities (0%), LMDR Low-medium density residential (0%), SC Specialised centre (0%).

Can I build a secondary dwelling in Coral Sea?

Yes — 1 lots in Coral Sea appear eligible for a secondary dwelling under the relevant council planning scheme, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.

What's the median rent in Coral Sea?

Median weekly rent for a house in Coral Sea is $636.

What planning constraints apply in Coral Sea?

Across Coral Sea, 19.3% flood-affected, 28.2% bushfire-prone, 0.4% koala priority habitat, 77.7% state environmental significance. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.

What's the development potential of Coral Sea?

1 of 905 lots in Coral Sea show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or capable of subdivision.

Get a planning report for any address in Coral Sea

Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.

Run a report — from A$29

14-section report · planning scheme controls cross-referenced · cited to source

Methodology & sources

Zoning, height, overlays and development potential computed from the Mackay Regionalcouncil planning scheme and lot-level cadastre (905 lots). Hazard overlays, demographics and rent drawn from Queensland council planning schemes, Development.i / council DA registers, Queensland Globe, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.

Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →