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Mudgeeraba flood & bushfire risk

Of Mudgeeraba’s 6,598 mapped properties, 4.2% are in a mapped flood area and 30.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

4.2%
In a flood area
30.8%
In a bushfire area
6,598
Mapped properties

Crime near Mudgeeraba

Mudgeeraba sits in the Mudgeeraba police division, which recorded 2,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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149
Break-ins
76
Vehicle theft
617
Other theft
152
Property damage
87
Fraud
31
Handling stolen goods
228
Assault
97
Sexual offences
4
Robbery
70
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,094
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,605 total. Figures are for the whole Mudgeeraba police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mudgeeraba

Mudgeeraba is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential48.3% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: None

Residential18.9% of properties

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

Zone: None

Rural residential18.2% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural residential landscape and environment precinct

School catchments in Mudgeeraba

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

Who lives in Mudgeeraba

At the 2021 Census, 26.1% of Mudgeeraba’s 14,578 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.8%
Australian34.7%
Scottish11%
Irish10.4%
German5.1%
Italian2.8%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6.4%
England6%
South Africa2.2%
China0.9%
Scotland0.6%
United States0.6%

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

Development near Mudgeeraba

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 Mudgeeraba). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mudgeeraba address:

Nearby suburbs

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.