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Peregian Springs flood risk

Of Peregian Springs’s 4,692 mapped properties, 10.7% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Peregian Springs’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 Peregian Springs address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

10.7%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
4,692
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Peregian Springs

Flood and bushfire areas across Peregian Springs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Peregian Springs

Peregian Springs sits in the Coolum police division, which recorded 1,897 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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 Peregian Springs

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JuniorCoolum SHS
SeniorCoolum SHS

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

Who lives in Peregian Springs

At the 2021 Census, 26.6% of Peregian Springs’s 9,532 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.7%
Australian34.8%
Scottish12.2%
Irish11.8%
German5.5%
Italian3.1%

Top countries of birth

England9%
New Zealand4%
South Africa2.4%
Scotland1.1%
United States0.9%
Canada0.7%

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

Development near Peregian Springs

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,243
Dwellings/yr
1,830
Houses
1,413
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Peregian Springs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Peregian Springs address:

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.