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.
For context, Ormeau Hills’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Ormeau Hills address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Ormeau Hills
Flood and bushfire areas across Ormeau Hills. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Ormeau Hills
Ormeau Hills sits in the Pimpama police division, which recorded 6,161 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,161 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:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: None
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: None
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct
School catchments in Ormeau Hills
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
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 Ormeau Hills
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 Ormeau Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/1 Hunter Street, Ormeau Hills QLD 4208
- 18 Harlin Street, Ormeau Hills QLD 4208
- 18 Sherlock Street, Ormeau Hills QLD 4208
- 22/23 Tillyroen Road, Ormeau Hills QLD 4208
- 3 Terania Avenue, Ormeau Hills QLD 4208
- 58 Sir Charles Holm Drive, Ormeau Hills QLD 4208
- 5 Preston Street, Ormeau Hills QLD 4208
- 7 Canning Street, Ormeau Hills QLD 4208
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Gold Coast
Compare Ormeau Hills 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.