Is Wongawallan flood prone?

3.3% of mapped properties in Wongawallan fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Wongawallan in a bushfire zone?

99.9% of mapped properties in Wongawallan fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

What is the zoning in Wongawallan?

Wongawallan is mostly rural (most common zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct).

What is the cultural makeup of Wongawallan?

At the 2021 Census 23.7% of Wongawallan residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (45.2%), Australian (32.2%), Scottish (12.2%).

How much new development is there near Wongawallan?

Gold Coast council approved 7,621 new dwellings (1,165 houses, 6,456 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Wongawallan flood & bushfire risk

Of Wongawallan’s 763 mapped properties, 3.3% are in a mapped flood area and 99.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wongawallan’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Wongawallan address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

3.3%

Of properties in a flood area

99.9%

Of properties in a bushfire area

763

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wongawallan

Flood and bushfire areas across Wongawallan. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Wongawallan

Wongawallan sits in the Coomera police division, which recorded 8,173 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,173 total. Figures are for the whole Coomera police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Wongawallan

Wongawallan is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural91% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct

Environmental5.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: None

Open space3.6% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: None

School catchments in Wongawallan

PrimaryHighland Reserve SS · Ormeau SS · Tamborine Mountain SS · Upper Coomera State College

JuniorOrmeau Woods SHS · Tamborine Mountain SHS · Upper Coomera State College

SeniorOrmeau Woods SHS · Tamborine Mountain SHS · Upper Coomera State College

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

Who lives in Wongawallan

At the 2021 Census, 23.7% of Wongawallan’s 1,415 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.2%

Australian32.2%

Scottish12.2%

Irish11.7%

German6.6%

Australian Aboriginal2.8%

Top countries of birth

England6.9%

New Zealand6.3%

South Africa2%

Scotland0.8%

Germany0.7%

Netherlands0.7%

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

Development near Wongawallan

Gold Coast council approved 7,621 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

7,621

Dwellings/yr

1,165

Houses

6,456

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Gold Coast council area (not just Wongawallan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Guanaba · 6.3% flood Upper Coomera · 1.3% flood Maudsland · 0.9% flood Willow Vale · 1.1% flood Tamborine Mountain · 0% flood Kingsholme · 2.3% flood

Other suburbs in Gold Coast

Compare Wongawallan 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.