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.
For context, Main Beach’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Main Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Main Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Main Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Main Beach
Main Beach sits in the Surfers Paradise police division, which recorded 9,235 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,235 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:
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: None
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: None
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: None
School catchments in Main Beach
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
Top countries of birth
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 7,621 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Gold Coast council area (not just Main Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 17/59-77 Pacific Street, Main Beach QLD 4217
- 1/ Beulah Lane, Main Beach QLD 4217
- 2/3 Aloha Lane, Main Beach QLD 4217
- 5/18 Stafford Avenue, Main Beach QLD 4217
- 54/22 Montgomery Avenue, Main Beach QLD 4217
- 56/17 Hughes Avenue, Main Beach QLD 4217
- 6/1 Cable Street, Main Beach QLD 4217
- 701/11 Hill Parade, Main Beach QLD 4217
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Gold Coast
Compare Main Beach with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.