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Guanaba flood & bushfire risk

Of Guanaba’s 445 mapped properties, 6.3% are in a mapped flood area and 91.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

6.3%
In a flood area
91.2%
In a bushfire area
445
Mapped properties

Crime near Guanaba

Guanaba 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 Guanaba

Guanaba is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural95.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct

Open space3% of properties

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

Zone: None

Environmental1.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: None

School catchments in Guanaba

PrimaryGaven SS · Highland Reserve SS · St Bernard SS · Tamborine Mountain SS
JuniorPacific Pines SHS · Tamborine Mountain SHS · Upper Coomera State College
SeniorPacific Pines SHS · Tamborine Mountain SHS · Upper Coomera State College

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

Who lives in Guanaba

At the 2021 Census, 22.1% of Guanaba’s 852 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49.1%
Australian35.7%
Scottish14.2%
Irish11.5%
German4.6%
Australian Aboriginal2.5%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand5.8%
England5.5%
South Africa1.5%
Scotland0.9%
Italy0.7%
Philippines0.7%

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

Development near Guanaba

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Maudsland · 0.9% floodClagiraba · 10% floodMount Nathan · 6.2% floodTamborine MountainWongawallan · 3.3% floodOxenford · 2.9% 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.