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Biggera Waters flood risk

Of Biggera Waters’s 7,491 mapped properties, 59% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

59%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
7,491
Mapped properties

Crime near Biggera Waters

Biggera Waters sits in the Runaway Bay police division, which recorded 3,296 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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182
Break-ins
114
Vehicle theft
938
Other theft
229
Property damage
162
Fraud
37
Handling stolen goods
345
Assault
63
Sexual offences
12
Robbery
83
Other against the person
1
Homicide
1,130
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,296 total. Figures are for the whole Runaway Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Biggera Waters

Biggera Waters is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential81.7% of properties

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

Zone: None

Residential6.8% of properties

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

Zone: None

Industrial6.1% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: None

School catchments in Biggera Waters

PrimaryArundel SS · Biggera Waters SS · Labrador SS
JuniorCoombabah SHS · Southport SHS
SeniorCoombabah SHS · Southport SHS

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

Who lives in Biggera Waters

At the 2021 Census, 35.9% of Biggera Waters’s 9,973 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English36%
Australian24.6%
Irish9.3%
Scottish9.2%
Chinese5.7%
German4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand7.7%
England4.8%
China3.1%
India1.2%
South Korea1.1%
Philippines1%

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

Development near Biggera Waters

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 Biggera Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Biggera Waters address:

Nearby suburbs

Runaway Bay · 80.6% floodLabrador · 47.1% floodCoombabah · 13% floodArundel · 1.7% floodHollywell · 25.2% floodParkwood · 0.4% 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.