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Coombabah flood & bushfire risk

Of Coombabah’s 6,656 mapped properties, 13% are in a mapped flood area and 25.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

13%
In a flood area
25.4%
In a bushfire area
6,656
Mapped properties

Crime near Coombabah

Coombabah sits in the Runaway Bay police division, which recorded 3,296 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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182
Break-ins
114
Vehicle theft
938
Other theft
229
Property damage
162
Fraud
37
Handling stolen goods
345
Assault
63
Sexual offences
12
Robbery
83
Other against the person
1
Homicide
1,130
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,296 total. Figures are for the whole Runaway Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Coombabah

Coombabah is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential73.8% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: None

Residential22.7% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: None

Open space1.5% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: None

School catchments in Coombabah

PrimaryArundel SS · Biggera Waters SS · Coombabah SS
JuniorCoombabah SHS
SeniorCoombabah SHS

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

Who lives in Coombabah

At the 2021 Census, 32.2% of Coombabah’s 10,298 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.3%
Australian29.1%
Irish11%
Scottish10.7%
German4.4%
Italian2.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand9.1%
England7.3%
South Africa1.2%
Philippines1.2%
Scotland1.1%
China1.1%

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

Development near Coombabah

Gold Coast council approved 6,572 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6,572
Dwellings/yr
1,084
Houses
5,488
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gold Coast council area (not just Coombabah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Hollywell · 25.2% floodRunaway Bay · 80.6% floodParadise Point · 81.1% floodBiggera Waters · 59% floodArundel · 1.7% floodHope Island · 100% flood

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.