Pelican Waters flood risk
Of Pelican Waters’s 5,020 mapped properties, 68.1% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Pelican Waters’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Pelican Waters
Flood and bushfire areas across Pelican Waters. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Pelican Waters
Pelican Waters sits in the Caloundra police division, which recorded 4,027 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,027 total. Figures are for the whole Caloundra police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Pelican Waters
Pelican Waters can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Pelican Waters
At the 2021 Census, 24.6% of Pelican Waters’s 7,393 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Pelican Waters
Sunshine Coast council approved 3,480 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Pelican Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 4 Blackwing Street, Pelican Waters QLD 4551
- 6 Stephen Burton Way, Pelican Waters QLD 4551
- 229 Legacy Way, Pelican Waters QLD 4551
- 7 Ballinger Place, Pelican Waters QLD 4551
- 111 New Holland Drive, Pelican Waters QLD 4551
- 11 Fortier Street, Pelican Waters QLD 4551
- 10 Undanbi Place, Pelican Waters QLD 4551
- 2 Brennan Lane, Pelican Waters QLD 4551
Nearby suburbs
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.