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Lower Beechmont bushfire risk

Of Lower Beechmont’s 662 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 94.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

0%
In a flood area
94.3%
In a bushfire area
662
Mapped properties

Crime near Lower Beechmont

Lower Beechmont 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 Lower Beechmont

Lower Beechmont is mostly township. The most common zones:

Township51.2% of properties

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

Zone: None

Rural42.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct

Special purpose3% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: None

School catchments in Lower Beechmont

PrimaryBeechmont SS · Canungra SS · Gilston SS
JuniorNerang SHS
SeniorNerang SHS

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

Who lives in Lower Beechmont

At the 2021 Census, 22.4% of Lower Beechmont’s 1,067 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.7%
Australian35%
Irish13.1%
Scottish11.7%
German7.6%
Australian Aboriginal2.4%

Top countries of birth

England6.5%
New Zealand5.6%
Netherlands1.2%
Scotland1.1%
Canada1%
Germany1%

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

Development near Lower Beechmont

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 Lower Beechmont). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lower Beechmont address:

Nearby suburbs

Advancetown · 3.2% floodClagiraba · 10% floodWitherenGilston · 2.4% floodMount Nathan · 6.2% floodCanungra

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.