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Pimpama flood & bushfire risk

Of Pimpama’s 13,082 mapped properties, 7.3% are in a mapped flood area and 33.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

7.3%
In a flood area
33.4%
In a bushfire area
13,082
Mapped properties

Crime near Pimpama

Pimpama 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 Pimpama

Pimpama is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential80.9% of properties

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

Zone: None

Future urban6.3% of properties

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

Zone: None

Rural3.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct

School catchments in Pimpama

PrimaryCoomera Springs SS · Gainsborough SS · Ormeau SS · Picnic Creek SS · Pimpama SS · Pimpama State Primary College
JuniorFoxwell State Secondary College · Ormeau Woods SHS · Pimpama State Secondary College · Upper Coomera State College
SeniorFoxwell State Secondary College · Ormeau Woods SHS · Pimpama State Secondary College · Upper Coomera State College

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

Who lives in Pimpama

At the 2021 Census, 29.5% of Pimpama’s 24,601 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English36.2%
Australian32.5%
Scottish7.4%
Irish7.4%
Maori6.1%
Australian Aboriginal3.8%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand10.9%
India3.5%
England3.4%
South Africa1.4%
Philippines1%
China0.8%

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

Development near Pimpama

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Willow Vale · 1.1% floodCoomera · 10% floodNorwell · 100% floodUpper Coomera · 1.3% floodKingsholme · 2.3% floodOrmeau Hills · 0.3% 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.