Tourism dominant. 0% of decided DAs approved.
Zoning
Laguna Quays is dominated by T — Tourism. Land use, building height, and permitted development are set per zone in the council planning scheme, made under the Queensland Planning Act 2016.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Modelled dwelling capacity if every lot built to its zone controls.
Location
Laguna Quays 4800 covers 20.5 km² within Mackay Regional.
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Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or sized for subdivision.
under the relevant council planning scheme
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
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Constraints & risks
18% of lots are in mapped flood zones — material for any development; also: 50% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; 62.0% of lots: state environmental significance.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Flood hazard overlay mapping
Bushfire hazard overlay mapping
Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) overlay
Market
Rent and market context from state rental bond and demographic data.
Sale-price history isn't yet loaded for Queensland suburbs — rent, demographics and planning data are shown where available.
Queensland Government Statistician's Office projection.
DA activity
1 development applications for Laguna Quays addresses were decided by Mackay Regional over the past 24 months. 0 approved — a 0% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
FAQs
Laguna Quays is dominated by the T (Tourism) zone, which covers 329 of 376 lots (89%). The full mix is: T Tourism (89%), RR Rural residential (10%), SP Special purpose (1%), OS Open space (1%), RU Rural (0%).
Most lots in Laguna Quays aren't eligible for a secondary dwelling under the relevant council planning scheme — typically because the dominant zoning (T) doesn't permit it, or lot sizes fall below the minimum. Always verify on the specific address.
Median weekly rent for a house in Laguna Quays is $713.
Mackay Regional decided 1 development applications for Laguna Quays addresses over the past 24 months, with 0 approved (0% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Laguna Quays, 17.6% flood-affected, 50.3% bushfire-prone, 62.0% 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.
0 of 376 lots in Laguna Quays show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or capable of subdivision.
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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.
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Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative Queensland Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Zoning, height, overlays and development potential computed from the Mackay Regionalcouncil planning scheme and lot-level cadastre (376 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 →