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Surfers Paradise flood risk

Of Surfers Paradise’s 43,137 mapped properties, 32.5% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

32.5%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
43,137
Mapped properties

Crime near Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise sits in the Surfers Paradise police division, which recorded 9,088 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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436
Break-ins
203
Vehicle theft
1,661
Other theft
416
Property damage
218
Fraud
224
Handling stolen goods
759
Assault
135
Sexual offences
32
Robbery
105
Other against the person
0
Homicide
4,899
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,088 total. Figures are for the whole Surfers Paradise police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential58.9% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: None

Centre / commercial32.4% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: None

Residential3.7% of properties

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

Zone: None

School catchments in Surfers Paradise

PrimaryBellevue Park SS · Broadbeach SS · Surfers Paradise SS
JuniorBenowa SHS · Keebra Park SHS · Merrimac SHS · Southport SHS
SeniorBenowa SHS · Keebra Park SHS · Merrimac SHS · Southport SHS

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

Who lives in Surfers Paradise

At the 2021 Census, 39.7% of Surfers Paradise’s 26,412 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English30.5%
Australian19.9%
Irish8.9%
Scottish8.2%
Italian5%
German4.4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6%
Brazil4%
England3.9%
India3%
Philippines1.4%
Japan1.3%

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

Development near Surfers Paradise

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 Surfers Paradise). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Surfers Paradise address:

Nearby suburbs

Bundall · 70.1% floodMain Beach · 1.4% floodBroadbeach · 8.7% floodBroadbeach Waters · 100% floodSouthport · 6.4% floodBenowa · 18.4% 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.