Is Coolum Beach flood prone?

39.1% of mapped properties in Coolum Beach fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Coolum Beach in a bushfire zone?

0% of mapped properties in Coolum Beach fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Coolum Beach in the catchment for?

Coolum Beach falls within these school catchments: Coolum SS, Peregian Springs SS, Coolum SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Coolum Beach?

At the 2021 Census 18.2% of Coolum Beach residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (46.6%), Australian (35.6%), Irish (15%).

How much new development is there near Coolum Beach?

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings (1,830 houses, 1,413 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Coolum Beach flood risk

Of Coolum Beach’s 9,359 mapped properties, 39.1% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Coolum Beach’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 Coolum Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

39.1%

Of properties in a flood area

Of properties in a bushfire area

9,359

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Coolum Beach

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

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Crime near Coolum Beach

Coolum Beach sits in the Coolum police division, which recorded 1,897 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,897 total. Figures are for the whole Coolum police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Coolum Beach

PrimaryCoolum SS · Peregian Springs SS

JuniorCoolum SHS

SeniorCoolum SHS

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

Who lives in Coolum Beach

At the 2021 Census, 18.2% of Coolum Beach’s 9,152 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.6%

Australian35.6%

Irish15%

Scottish13.7%

German6.6%

Italian3.4%

Top countries of birth

England5.1%

New Zealand3.8%

South Africa0.9%

Germany0.7%

Scotland0.7%

United States0.7%

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

Development near Coolum Beach

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

New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Coolum Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Coolum Beach address:

Nearby suburbs

Yaroomba · 7.9% flood Point Arkwright · 0% flood Mount Coolum · 28% flood Peregian Springs · 10.7% flood Peregian Beach · 14.4% flood Marcoola · 60.7% flood

Other suburbs in Sunshine Coast

Compare Coolum Beach 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.