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Woongoolba flood & bushfire risk

Of Woongoolba’s 262 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

100%
In a flood area
8%
In a bushfire area
262
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Woongoolba

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

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Crime near Woongoolba

Woongoolba sits in the Pimpama police division, which recorded 6,262 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,262 total. Figures are for the whole Pimpama police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Woongoolba

Woongoolba is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural85.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: None

Open space7.5% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: None

Environmental3.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: None

School catchments in Woongoolba

PrimaryWoongoolba SS
JuniorBeenleigh SHS · Ormeau Woods SHS
SeniorBeenleigh SHS · Ormeau Woods SHS

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

Who lives in Woongoolba

At the 2021 Census, 8.9% of Woongoolba’s 282 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41.1%
English39.7%
German29.4%
Irish7.4%
Scottish7.4%
Australian Aboriginal5.7%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.6%
Indonesia1.1%

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

Development near Woongoolba

Gold Coast council approved 6,572 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6,572
Dwellings/yr
1,084
Houses
5,488
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gold Coast council area (not just Woongoolba). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Woongoolba address:

Nearby suburbs

Steiglitz · 100% floodNorwell · 100% floodAlberton · 77.8% floodJacobs Well · 100% floodOrmeau · 2.6% floodStapylton · 7.4% 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.