Hope Island flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hope Island (Gold Coast City, QLD) - 14.24 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
14.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hope Island'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.
Hope Island 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 9,039 Hope Island properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 9,039 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Hope Island.
Hope Island at a glance
How Hope Island is zoned
Selling in Hope Island? 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 14.24 km², Hope Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 90% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 21% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Special purpose. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 563 m² across 7,067 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 Hope Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hope Island 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 1064, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hope Island's 14,522 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Hope Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hope Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hope Island itself.
3,854 in 2001 to 18,253 in 2025, up 374%.
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 Hope Island 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 →Hope Island planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Hope Island?
The schematic on this page is a Hope Island flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 90% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Hope Island address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Hope Island flood-prone?
About 90% of Hope Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 66% of the 9,039 properties we analysed in Hope Island carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 4545 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 Hope Island bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 21% of Hope Island 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 Hope Island?
The dominant planning zone in Hope Island is Special purpose, though the suburb also includes Medium density residential and Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Hope Island have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hope Island. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Hope Island hilly or flat?
Hope Island is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 4%, and 1% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly -1 m to 13 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 Hope Island?
Across 7,067 surveyed parcels in Hope Island, the median lot size is about 563 m². There are also 608 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 Hope Island have a train station?
There is no train station inside Hope Island itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.
What is the population of Hope Island?
At the 2021 Census Hope Island had 14,522 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Hope Island statistical area, which contains Hope Island, went from 3,854 people in 2001 to 18,253 in 2025, up 374%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Hope Island alone.
Is Hope Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hope Island scores 1064 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 Hope Island?
Median household income in Hope Island was $1,934 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Hope Island property?
A Hope Island 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.