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Gaven flood & bushfire risk

Of Gaven’s 798 mapped properties, 0.1% are in a mapped flood area and 49.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

0.1%
In a flood area
49.4%
In a bushfire area
798
Mapped properties

Crime near Gaven

Gaven sits in the Nerang police division, which recorded 5,431 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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234
Break-ins
207
Vehicle theft
1,140
Other theft
396
Property damage
171
Fraud
65
Handling stolen goods
516
Assault
102
Sexual offences
21
Robbery
157
Other against the person
2
Homicide
2,420
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,431 total. Figures are for the whole Nerang police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Gaven

Gaven is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential94.2% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural residential landscape and environment precinct

Rural2.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct

Open space2.2% of properties

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

Zone: None

School catchments in Gaven

PrimaryArundel SS · Nerang SS · Pacific Pines SS
JuniorNerang SHS · Pacific Pines SHS
SeniorNerang SHS · Pacific Pines SHS

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

Who lives in Gaven

At the 2021 Census, 23.1% of Gaven’s 1,638 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44%
Australian36.1%
Irish11.7%
Scottish11.5%
New Zealander4.5%
German4.3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand10%
England5.2%
South Africa0.8%
Malaysia0.7%
Philippines0.5%
Greece0.5%

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

Development near Gaven

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 Gaven). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Pacific Pines · 0.1% floodParkwood · 0.4% floodArundel · 1.7% floodMolendinar · 0.3% floodNerang · 8.2% floodHelensvale · 26% 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.