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.
For context, Biggera Waters’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Biggera Waters address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Biggera Waters
Flood and bushfire areas across Biggera Waters. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Biggera Waters
Biggera Waters sits in the Runaway Bay police division, which recorded 3,337 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,337 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:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: None
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: None
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: None
School catchments in Biggera Waters
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
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 Biggera Waters
Gold Coast council approved 7,621 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Gold Coast council area (not just Biggera Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/14 Helena Street, Biggera Waters QLD 4216
- 2/24 Cawthray Street, Biggera Waters QLD 4216
- 28/418 Marine Parade, Biggera Waters QLD 4216
- 28 Lergessner Street, Biggera Waters QLD 4216
- 3/16 Clark Street, Biggera Waters QLD 4216
- 3 Matina Street, Biggera Waters QLD 4216
- 42 Middle Quay Drive, Biggera Waters QLD 4216
- 8 Amaroo Street, Biggera Waters QLD 4216
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Gold Coast
Compare Biggera Waters with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.