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Upper Coomera flood & bushfire risk

Of Upper Coomera’s 12,395 mapped properties, 1.3% are in a mapped flood area and 24.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

1.3%
In a flood area
24.6%
In a bushfire area
12,395
Mapped properties

Crime near Upper Coomera

Upper Coomera sits in the Coomera police division, which recorded 8,046 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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402
Break-ins
287
Vehicle theft
2,277
Other theft
517
Property damage
382
Fraud
63
Handling stolen goods
714
Assault
152
Sexual offences
49
Robbery
198
Other against the person
0
Homicide
3,005
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,046 total. Figures are for the whole Coomera police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Upper Coomera

Upper Coomera is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential61.1% of properties

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

Zone: None

Residential24.7% of properties

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

Zone: None

Rural residential3.5% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural residential landscape and environment precinct

School catchments in Upper Coomera

PrimaryCoomera Springs SS · Highland Reserve SS · Oxenford SS · Upper Coomera State College
JuniorHelensvale SHS · Upper Coomera State College
SeniorHelensvale SHS · Upper Coomera State College

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

Who lives in Upper Coomera

At the 2021 Census, 28.9% of Upper Coomera’s 27,180 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.8%
Australian33.5%
Scottish8.9%
Irish8.4%
Maori5.3%
German4.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand11%
England4.7%
South Africa1.7%
India1.2%
Philippines0.9%
China0.8%

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

Development near Upper Coomera

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 Upper Coomera). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Coomera address:

Nearby suburbs

Willow Vale · 1.1% floodOxenford · 2.9% floodPimpama · 7.3% floodCoomera · 10% floodHelensvale · 26% floodMaudsland · 0.9% 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.