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Main Beach flood risk

Of Main Beach’s 6,424 mapped properties, 1.4% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

1.4%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
6,424
Mapped properties

Crime near Main Beach

Main Beach sits in the Surfers Paradise police division, which recorded 9,088 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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436
Break-ins
203
Vehicle theft
1,661
Other theft
416
Property damage
218
Fraud
224
Handling stolen goods
759
Assault
135
Sexual offences
32
Robbery
105
Other against the person
0
Homicide
4,899
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,088 total. Figures are for the whole Surfers Paradise police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Main Beach

Main Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential80.9% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: None

Residential12.3% of properties

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

Zone: None

Centre / commercial3.2% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: None

School catchments in Main Beach

PrimarySouthport SS · Surfers Paradise SS
JuniorSouthport SHS
SeniorSouthport SHS

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

Who lives in Main Beach

At the 2021 Census, 25.8% of Main Beach’s 3,998 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.6%
Australian23.7%
Irish14.9%
Scottish11.9%
German5.1%
Italian3.7%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6%
England4.8%
South Africa1.6%
Brazil0.9%
Italy0.8%
Japan0.8%

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

Development near Main Beach

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 Main Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Main Beach address:

Nearby suburbs

Southport · 6.4% floodSurfers Paradise · 32.5% floodBundall · 70.1% floodLabrador · 47.1% floodAshmore · 0.6% floodBenowa · 18.4% 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.