Twin Waters flood risk
Of Twin Waters’s 1,644 mapped properties, 87.8% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Twin Waters’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Twin Waters address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Twin Waters
Flood and bushfire areas across Twin Waters. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Twin Waters
Twin Waters sits in the Coolum police division, which recorded 1,897 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
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 Twin Waters
Twin Waters can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Twin Waters
At the 2021 Census, 26.3% of Twin Waters’s 2,966 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 Twin Waters
Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Twin Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Friarbird Place, Twin Waters QLD 4564
- 14 Spinifex Place, Twin Waters QLD 4564
- 23 Anchorage Circuit, Twin Waters QLD 4564
- 4 Quay Court, Twin Waters QLD 4564
- 5 Fantail Place, Twin Waters QLD 4564
- 5 Portmarnock Court, Twin Waters QLD 4564
- 7 Grady Street, Twin Waters QLD 4564
- 9/175 Ocean Drive, Twin Waters QLD 4564
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Sunshine Coast
Compare Twin Waters 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.