Clear Island Waters flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Clear Island Waters (Gold Coast City, QLD) - 4.35 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
4.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Clear Island Waters's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Clear Island Waters flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 1,936 Clear Island Waters properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,936 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Clear Island Waters.
Clear Island Waters at a glance
How Clear Island Waters is zoned
Selling in Clear Island Waters? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 4.35 km², Clear Island Waters is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Unzoned. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 810 m² across 1,783 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Clear Island Waters
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Clear Island Waters suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1067, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Clear Island Waters's 4,395 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clear Island Waters, the wider ABS statistical area containing Clear Island Waters. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Clear Island Waters itself.
3,781 in 2001 to 4,570 in 2025, up 21%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Clear Island Waters address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Clear Island Waters planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Clear Island Waters?
The schematic on this page is a Clear Island Waters flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 100% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Clear Island Waters address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Clear Island Waters flood-prone?
About 100% of Clear Island Waters falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 91% of the 1,936 properties we analysed in Clear Island Waters carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1117 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Clear Island Waters bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 8% of Clear Island Waters is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 48%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Clear Island Waters?
The dominant planning zone in Clear Island Waters is Unzoned, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Sport and recreation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Clear Island Waters have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Clear Island Waters. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Clear Island Waters hilly or flat?
Clear Island Waters is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 7%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 5 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Clear Island Waters?
Across 1,783 surveyed parcels in Clear Island Waters, the median lot size is about 810 m². There are also 133 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Clear Island Waters have a train station?
There is no train station inside Clear Island Waters itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Clear Island Waters?
At the 2021 Census Clear Island Waters had 4,395 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Clear Island Waters statistical area, which contains Clear Island Waters, went from 3,781 people in 2001 to 4,570 in 2025, up 21%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Clear Island Waters alone.
Is Clear Island Waters an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Clear Island Waters scores 1067 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Clear Island Waters?
Median household income in Clear Island Waters was $1,617 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $540 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Clear Island Waters property?
A Clear Island Waters planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.