Pacific Pines flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pacific Pines (Gold Coast City, QLD) - 9.21 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
9.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pacific Pines'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.
Pacific Pines 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 6,307 Pacific Pines properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 6,307 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Pacific Pines.
Pacific Pines at a glance
How Pacific Pines is zoned
Selling in Pacific Pines? 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 9.21 km², Pacific Pines is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 51% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Medium density residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 655 m² across 6,158 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 Pacific Pines
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pacific Pines 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 1007, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pacific Pines's 16,664 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pacific Pines - Gaven, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pacific Pines. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pacific Pines itself.
5,137 in 2001 to 19,143 in 2025, up 273%.
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 Pacific Pines 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 →Pacific Pines planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Pacific Pines?
The schematic on this page is a Pacific Pines flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 3% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Pacific Pines address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Pacific Pines flood-prone?
About 3% of Pacific Pines falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 1% of the 6,307 properties we analysed in Pacific Pines carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 51 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 Pacific Pines bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 51% of Pacific Pines 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 Pacific Pines?
The dominant planning zone in Pacific Pines is Medium density residential, though the suburb also includes Open space and Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Pacific Pines have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pacific Pines. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Pacific Pines hilly or flat?
Pacific Pines is hilly: the median lot slope is about 10%, and 24% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 14 m to 103 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 Pacific Pines?
Across 6,158 surveyed parcels in Pacific Pines, the median lot size is about 655 m². There are also 1,925 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 Pacific Pines have a train station?
There is no train station inside Pacific Pines itself. The suburb is served by 54 bus stops.
What is the population of Pacific Pines?
At the 2021 Census Pacific Pines had 16,664 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Pacific Pines - Gaven statistical area, which contains Pacific Pines, went from 5,137 people in 2001 to 19,143 in 2025, up 273%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Pacific Pines alone.
Is Pacific Pines an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pacific Pines scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Pacific Pines?
Median household income in Pacific Pines was $2,090 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,980 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Pacific Pines property?
A Pacific Pines 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.