Cooloola Cove flood & bushfire risk

Of Cooloola Cove’s 1,974 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 42% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cooloola Cove’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
42%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,974
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cooloola Cove

Flood and bushfire areas across Cooloola Cove. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Cooloola Cove

Cooloola Cove sits in the Tin Can Bay police division, which recorded 388 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 388 total. Figures are for the whole Tin Can Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Cooloola Cove

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

Who lives in Cooloola Cove

At the 2021 Census, 15.6% of Cooloola Cove’s 2,921 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.7%
Australian37.3%
Irish12.1%
Scottish10.9%
German7.9%
Australian Aboriginal4.5%

Top countries of birth

England6.1%
New Zealand3.3%
Philippines0.9%
Germany0.7%
South Africa0.7%
Netherlands0.7%

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

Development near Cooloola Cove

Gympie council approved 456 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

456
Dwellings/yr
366
Houses
90
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gympie council area (not just Cooloola Cove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.