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Burleigh Waters flood & bushfire risk

Of Burleigh Waters’s 8,230 mapped properties, 55.8% are in a mapped flood area and 2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

55.8%
In a flood area
2%
In a bushfire area
8,230
Mapped properties

Crime near Burleigh Waters

Burleigh Waters sits in the Palm Beach police division, which recorded 4,284 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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316
Break-ins
165
Vehicle theft
1,138
Other theft
294
Property damage
113
Fraud
52
Handling stolen goods
337
Assault
95
Sexual offences
13
Robbery
67
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,694
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,284 total. Figures are for the whole Palm Beach police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Burleigh Waters

Burleigh Waters is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential55.7% of properties

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

Zone: None

Residential29.3% of properties

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

Zone: None

Centre / commercial9.5% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: None

School catchments in Burleigh Waters

PrimaryBurleigh Heads SS · Caningeraba SS · Miami SS
JuniorMiami SHS · Varsity College
SeniorMiami SHS · Varsity College

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

Who lives in Burleigh Waters

At the 2021 Census, 23.3% of Burleigh Waters’s 14,556 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.3%
Australian36%
Irish12.9%
Scottish11.2%
German4.9%
Italian3.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand5.9%
England5%
South Africa1%
Brazil1%
Japan0.7%
Scotland0.6%

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

Development near Burleigh 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 Burleigh Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Burleigh Heads · 10.8% floodMiami · 16.2% floodVarsity Lakes · 37.5% floodMermaid Beach · 11.2% floodMermaid Waters · 95.4% floodRobina · 17.5% 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.