Coolangatta flood & bushfire risk
Of Coolangatta’s 10,024 mapped properties, 8.3% are in a mapped flood area and 0.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Coolangatta’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Coolangatta address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Coolangatta
Flood and bushfire areas across Coolangatta. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Coolangatta
Coolangatta sits in the Coolangatta police division, which recorded 3,252 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,252 total. Figures are for the whole Coolangatta police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Coolangatta
Coolangatta is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: None
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: None
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: None
School catchments in Coolangatta
Coolangatta can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Coolangatta
At the 2021 Census, 20.9% of Coolangatta’s 6,491 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 Coolangatta
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 Coolangatta). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1103/255 Boundary Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225
- 17 South Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225
- 2/102 Chalk Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225
- 2 Gerrard Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225
- 301/1 Petrie Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225
- 3/5 Ocean Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225
- 62/10 Charlotte Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225
- 81/7 Winston Street, Coolangatta QLD 4225
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Gold Coast
Compare Coolangatta 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.