Renting or buying in Coomera? Check the address, not just the suburb.
Coomera is one of the fastest-growing parts of the northern Gold Coast, with new estates next to older acreage, the M1 and the Gold Coast rail line. That mix means two homes a few streets apart can face very different flood, noise and development questions.
Coomera at a glance
| Residents (ABS Census 2021) | 20,212 |
|---|---|
| Offences recorded by police, last 12 months | 1,566 (18 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 2026) |
| Offences per 1,000 residents | 78 — 0.9× the Gold Coast rate of 86 (below average) |
| Police division | Pimpama |
| Train | Coomera station on the Gold Coast line |
| Main road corridor | M1 Pacific Motorway |
Crime: Queensland Police Service Online Crime Map counts per suburb (the police describe these as not official statistics and the locations as general areas), divided by ABS Census 2021 residents. Offences are counted where the police recorded them, so busy shopping, nightlife and tourist areas can show higher rates because many non-residents visit. No address-level crime rate exists, and PropertyCheck does not claim one.
Coomera in numbers: flood, bushfire, noise and catchments
| Residential lots (Queensland cadastre, City Plan residential zones) | 7,373 |
|---|---|
| In a flood risk class of the Council's 2026 map (Very High to Low) | 0.8% (57 lots; 15 Very High or High) |
| Only in the Maximum Regional Flood Extent (very rare to extreme floods) | 17% (1,240 lots) |
| On the Council's 2026 bushfire map | 33% (9 lots in a Medium to Very High intensity class; the rest in the Potential Impact Buffer) |
| In a transport noise corridor: State-controlled road | 0.7% (48 lots) |
| In a transport noise corridor: railway (for information only) | 0.4% (30 lots) |
| State primary school catchments (share of the suburb's area) | Picnic Creek SS 44%, Coomera Rivers SS 28%, Coomera SS 25% |
| State senior secondary catchments (share of the suburb's area) | Foxwell State Secondary College 86%, Pimpama State Secondary College 13% |
| Train, light rail and ferry stations in the suburb | Coomera station (train) |
Lots: Queensland Digital Cadastral Database and City of Gold Coast City Plan zones; overlays: City of Gold Coast Flood risk awareness map 2026, Bushfire risk 2026 and City Plan transport noise corridors, retrieved 31 Oct 2026; a lot counts when its centre point is inside. Crime: Queensland Police Service Online Crime Map (not official statistics; general locations), ABS Census 2021 residents. Catchments: Queensland Government State school catchments, by share of the suburb's land area (read 1 Nov 2026). Stations: Translink SEQ GTFS (7 Oct 2026). All CC BY 4.0; shares and distances calculated by AQL PropertyCheck. Every suburb: Gold Coast suburbs by mapped flood risk, Gold Coast crime by suburb, Gold Coast suburbs A–Z. Nearby suburbs: Hope Island, Jacobs Well, Paradise Point. Last updated 5 November 2026.
What changes from street to street in Coomera
Flood near the Coomera River and its creeks
Low-lying land along the Coomera River and the creeks that feed it is where the Council's flood mapping concentrates. A newer estate on higher ground and a house near a creek line can share a postcode and still sit in different flood classes.
Motorway and rail noise
The M1 and the rail line run through the suburb. Streets backing onto either corridor can sit inside a mapped transport-noise area even when the listing photos look quiet.
Development still under way
Much of Coomera is still being built. Check the planning zone of the lots around an address: an empty paddock behind the fence may be zoned for housing, a school or a shopping centre.
What the Coomera check shows for one address
Questions people ask
How much crime is reported in Coomera?
In the 12 months to 17 Oct 2026, police recorded 78 offences per 1,000 Coomera residents, 0.9 times the Gold Coast rate of 86. That is a suburb figure, not a street figure. The free check shows the local crime context for a specific address.
Is Coomera in a flood zone?
Some of it. Flood exposure in Coomera depends on the exact lot, mostly how close it is to the Coomera River and its creeks. The free check shows whether mapped hazards were found for one address; the full report gives the flood risk class and its source.
Which school catchment is my Coomera address in?
Catchments follow streets, not suburb names, and new estates have changed them. The check shows the official Queensland state school catchment for the exact address.
Questions buyers ask
Does Coomera flood?
In the City of Gold Coast's 2026 flood risk awareness map, 0.8% of Coomera's 7,373 residential lots are inside one of the flood risk classes (Very High, High, Medium or Low), and 0.2% are in Very High or High. Another 17% are only inside the Maximum Regional Flood Extent, the outer edge of the floodplain in very rare to extreme floods. A lot is a parcel of land, not a home: an apartment building on one lot counts once. This describes the suburb, not one property - the free PropertyCheck address check reads the Council map for one address. Source: City of Gold Coast Flood Risk Overlay 2026 with the Queensland cadastre and City Plan v13 zones, calculated by AQL PropertyCheck (retrieved 31 October 2026). Check your address free
Is Coomera a high crime area?
Police recorded 1,566 offences in Coomera in the 12 months 18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026. With 20,212 residents at the 2021 Census, that is 78 offences per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the City of Gold Coast rate of 86.4 per 1,000. The ABS estimates the population grew 18% since the 2021 Census, so the true rate is lower than shown. These are offences recorded by police at general locations; they do not rate a street or a home. The free PropertyCheck address check shows the count within 500 m of one address. Source: Queensland Police Service Online Crime Map (offences; not official statistics) and ABS Census 2021 (residents), via AQL PropertyCheck (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026). Check your address free
Other Gold Coast guides
Each guide uses the same sources as the report. Two addresses in one suburb can still differ a lot, so check the address itself.
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