Clear Island Waters flood & bushfire risk
Of Clear Island Waters’s 2,753 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Clear Island 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 Clear Island Waters address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Clear Island Waters
Flood and bushfire areas across Clear Island Waters. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Clear Island Waters
Clear Island Waters sits in the Broadbeach police division, which recorded 9,482 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,482 total. Figures are for the whole Broadbeach police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Clear Island Waters
Clear Island Waters is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: None
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: None
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special development areas precinct
School catchments in Clear Island Waters
Clear Island Waters can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Clear Island Waters
At the 2021 Census, 37.6% of Clear Island Waters’s 4,395 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 Clear Island 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 Clear Island Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 13 Bimini Court, Clear Island Waters QLD 4226
- 1 Bon Aire Court, Clear Island Waters QLD 4226
- 2/2 Carolina, Clear Island Waters QLD 4226
- 3 Trimaran Place, Clear Island Waters QLD 4226
- 4 Istana View, Clear Island Waters QLD 4226
- 5 Bristol Fry, Clear Island Waters QLD 4226
- 6 Tortuga Place, Clear Island Waters QLD 4226
- 7 Sternway Place, Clear Island Waters QLD 4226
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Gold Coast
Compare Clear Island 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.