Cooya Beach flood & bushfire risk
Of Cooya Beach’s 337 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 18.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Cooya Beach’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Cooya Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Cooya Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Cooya Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Cooya Beach
Cooya Beach sits in the Mossman police division, which recorded 969 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 969 total. Figures are for the whole Mossman police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Cooya Beach
Cooya Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Cooya Beach
At the 2021 Census, 14.9% of Cooya Beach’s 523 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 Cooya Beach
Douglas council approved 43 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Douglas council area (not just Cooya Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Poinciana Street, Cooya Beach QLD 4873
- 17 Cooya Beach Road, Cooya Beach QLD 4873
- 19 Allamanda Street, Cooya Beach QLD 4873
- 1 Dineen Close, Cooya Beach QLD 4873
- 2/121 Bougainvillea Street, Cooya Beach QLD 4873
- 4 Jacaranda Close, Cooya Beach QLD 4873
- 5 Melaleuca Drive, Cooya Beach QLD 4873
- 8 Tulip Street, Cooya Beach QLD 4873
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Douglas
Compare Cooya 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.