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Cooloolabin flood risk

Of Cooloolabin’s 181 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cooloolabin’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 Cooloolabin address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
181
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cooloolabin

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

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Crime near Cooloolabin

Cooloolabin sits in the Nambour police division, which recorded 3,433 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 3,433 total. Figures are for the whole Nambour police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Cooloolabin

PrimaryYandina SS
JuniorNambour State College
SeniorNambour State College

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

Who lives in Cooloolabin

At the 2021 Census, 17% of Cooloolabin’s 311 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian39.5%
English38.9%
Irish14.1%
Scottish11.6%
German5.1%
Australian Aboriginal4.5%

Top countries of birth

England4.8%
New Zealand2.9%
United States1.9%
PNG1.3%
Thailand1%

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

Development near Cooloolabin

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,243
Dwellings/yr
1,830
Houses
1,413
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Cooloolabin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Cooloolabin address:

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.