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Ormeau Hills flood & bushfire risk

Of Ormeau Hills’s 1,853 mapped properties, 0.3% are in a mapped flood area and 18% are in a bushfire hazard area.

0.3%
In a flood area
18%
In a bushfire area
1,853
Mapped properties

Crime near Ormeau Hills

Ormeau Hills sits in the Pimpama police division, which recorded 6,262 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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368
Break-ins
290
Vehicle theft
1,759
Other theft
475
Property damage
254
Fraud
34
Handling stolen goods
588
Assault
106
Sexual offences
22
Robbery
186
Other against the person
1
Homicide
2,179
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,262 total. Figures are for the whole Pimpama police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Ormeau Hills

Ormeau Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential83.8% of properties

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

Zone: None

Future urban9.2% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: None

Rural4.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct

School catchments in Ormeau Hills

PrimaryNorfolk Village SS · Ormeau SS
JuniorOrmeau Woods SHS
SeniorOrmeau Woods SHS

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

Who lives in Ormeau Hills

At the 2021 Census, 26.6% of Ormeau Hills’s 4,521 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.9%
Australian36.3%
Scottish9.9%
Irish8.4%
German5.5%
Maori3.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand8%
England5.1%
South Africa2%
India1.7%
Scotland0.5%
Philippines0.5%

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

Development near Ormeau Hills

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 Ormeau Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ormeau Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Kingsholme · 2.3% floodOrmeau · 2.6% floodWillow Vale · 1.1% floodLuscombe · 6% floodYatala · 6.1% floodPimpama · 7.3% 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.