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Hope Island flood & bushfire risk

Of Hope Island’s 13,075 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 1.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

100%
In a flood area
1.4%
In a bushfire area
13,075
Mapped properties

Crime near Hope Island

Hope Island sits in the Coomera police division, which recorded 8,046 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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402
Break-ins
287
Vehicle theft
2,277
Other theft
517
Property damage
382
Fraud
63
Handling stolen goods
714
Assault
152
Sexual offences
49
Robbery
198
Other against the person
0
Homicide
3,005
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,046 total. Figures are for the whole Coomera police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Hope Island

Hope Island is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:

Special purpose41.7% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Special development areas precinct

Residential34.9% of properties

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

Zone: None

Residential6.7% of properties

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

Zone: None

School catchments in Hope Island

PrimaryCoombabah SS · Coomera Rivers SS · Coomera SS
JuniorHelensvale SHS
SeniorHelensvale SHS

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

Who lives in Hope Island

At the 2021 Census, 35.5% of Hope Island’s 14,522 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.2%
Australian25.9%
Scottish10.8%
Irish10.4%
Chinese4.5%
German4.4%

Top countries of birth

England8.3%
New Zealand7.3%
South Africa3.2%
China2.3%
Scotland1.1%
Japan0.7%

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

Development near Hope Island

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 Hope Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Hope Island address:

Nearby suburbs

Coomera · 10% floodParadise Point · 81.1% floodCoombabah · 13% floodHelensvale · 26% floodHollywell · 25.2% floodRunaway Bay · 80.6% 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.