Mount Coolum flood risk
Of Mount Coolum’s 2,967 mapped properties, 28% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Coolum’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 Mount Coolum address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Mount Coolum
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Coolum. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Coolum
Mount Coolum sits in the Coolum police division, which recorded 1,897 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,897 total. Figures are for the whole Coolum police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Mount Coolum
Mount Coolum can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Coolum
At the 2021 Census, 18.8% of Mount Coolum’s 4,545 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 Mount Coolum
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 Mount Coolum). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 14 Kim Close, Mount Coolum QLD 4573
- 2/4 Power Court, Mount Coolum QLD 4573
- 2/8 Melville Court, Mount Coolum QLD 4573
- 6 Crystal Pacific Court, Mount Coolum QLD 4573
- 6 Haliad Drive, Mount Coolum QLD 4573
- 7 Breezeway Street, Mount Coolum QLD 4573
- 7 Camille Court, Mount Coolum QLD 4573
- 8 Sierra Place, Mount Coolum QLD 4573
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Sunshine Coast
Compare Mount Coolum 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.