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Varsity Lakes flood & bushfire risk

Of Varsity Lakes’s 9,813 mapped properties, 37.5% are in a mapped flood area and 6.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

37.5%
In a flood area
6.7%
In a bushfire area
9,813
Mapped properties

Crime near Varsity Lakes

Varsity Lakes sits in the Robina police division, which recorded 3,877 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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181
Break-ins
130
Vehicle theft
1,495
Other theft
255
Property damage
227
Fraud
59
Handling stolen goods
251
Assault
54
Sexual offences
11
Robbery
53
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,161
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,877 total. Figures are for the whole Robina police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Varsity Lakes

Varsity Lakes is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential66.4% of properties

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

Zone: None

Residential16.6% of properties

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

Zone: None

Centre / commercial10.6% of properties

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

Zone: None

School catchments in Varsity Lakes

PrimaryCaningeraba SS · Robina SS · Varsity College
JuniorMiami SHS · Varsity College
SeniorMiami SHS · Varsity College

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

Who lives in Varsity Lakes

At the 2021 Census, 33.8% of Varsity Lakes’s 16,493 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English36.8%
Australian28.5%
Irish9.3%
Scottish9.1%
Chinese7%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6.2%
England4.2%
China3.1%
Brazil1.9%
South Africa1.5%
Japan1.4%

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

Development near Varsity Lakes

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 Varsity Lakes). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Varsity Lakes address:

Nearby suburbs

Burleigh Waters · 55.8% floodRobina · 17.5% floodReedy Creek · 0.5% floodBurleigh Heads · 10.8% floodMiami · 16.2% floodMermaid Waters · 95.4% 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.