Meridan Plains flood risk
Of Meridan Plains’s 2,565 mapped properties, 36.6% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Meridan Plains’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 Meridan Plains address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Meridan Plains
Flood and bushfire areas across Meridan Plains. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Meridan Plains
Meridan Plains sits in the Caloundra police division, which recorded 4,058 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,058 total. Figures are for the whole Caloundra police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Meridan Plains
Meridan Plains can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Meridan Plains
At the 2021 Census, 22.7% of Meridan Plains’s 4,589 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 Meridan Plains
Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Meridan Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 22 Houghton Lane, Meridan Plains QLD 4551
- 2 Macleay Court, Meridan Plains QLD 4551
- 347 Caloundra Road, Meridan Plains QLD 4551
- 54 Costello Street, Meridan Plains QLD 4551
- 60 Creekwood Avenue, Meridan Plains QLD 4551
- 6 Pandorea Street, Meridan Plains QLD 4551
- 6 Piccabeen Street, Meridan Plains QLD 4551
- 81 Rainforest Drive, Meridan Plains QLD 4551
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Sunshine Coast
Compare Meridan Plains 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.