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Southport flood & bushfire risk

Of Southport’s 32,169 mapped properties, 6.4% are in a council-mapped flood area and 6.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

6.4%
In a flood area
6.4%
In a bushfire area
32,169
Mapped properties
Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Southport address:

Nearby suburbs

Main Beach · 1.4% floodLabrador · 47.1% floodAshmore · 0.6% floodBundall · 70.1% floodSurfers Paradise · 32.5% floodBenowa · 18.4% flood

Zoning in Southport

Southport is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:

Special purpose46% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Council zone: Special development areas precinct

Residential31% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Council zone: None

Residential15% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Council zone: None

School catchments in Southport

PrimaryAshmore SS · Bellevue Park SS · Labrador SS · Musgrave Hill SS · Southport SS
JuniorKeebra Park SHS · Southport SHS
SeniorKeebra Park SHS · Southport SHS

Southport can span more than one catchment — check a specific address above for the exact school.

Figures are the share of mapped addresses in Southport that fall within council flood/bushfire overlays — indicative only, verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF.