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Jacobs Well flood & bushfire risk

Of Jacobs Well’s 1,905 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 8.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

100%
In a flood area
8.2%
In a bushfire area
1,905
Mapped properties

Crime near Jacobs Well

Jacobs Well sits in the Pimpama police division, which recorded 6,262 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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368
Break-ins
290
Vehicle theft
1,759
Other theft
475
Property damage
254
Fraud
34
Handling stolen goods
588
Assault
106
Sexual offences
22
Robbery
186
Other against the person
1
Homicide
2,179
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,262 total. Figures are for the whole Pimpama police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Jacobs Well

Jacobs Well is mostly township. The most common zones:

Township43.3% of properties

Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.

Zone: None

Residential39% of properties

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

Zone: Calypso Bay precinct

Residential6.9% of properties

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

Zone: Calypso Bay precinct

School catchments in Jacobs Well

PrimaryPimpama State Primary College · Woongoolba SS
JuniorPimpama State Secondary College
SeniorPimpama State Secondary College

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

Who lives in Jacobs Well

At the 2021 Census, 19.6% of Jacobs Well’s 2,882 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.4%
Australian38.4%
Scottish11.1%
Irish9.8%
German5%
Italian2.7%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand7.6%
England4.6%
South Africa0.9%
Scotland0.6%
Zimbabwe0.4%
Germany0.3%

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

Development near Jacobs Well

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 Jacobs Well). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Jacobs Well address:

Nearby suburbs

Steiglitz · 100% floodNorwell · 100% floodSouth Stradbroke · 74.3% floodCoomera · 10% floodWoongoolba · 100% floodPimpama · 7.3% 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.