Robina flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Robina
(Gold Coast City, QLD) - 14.96 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
14.96 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Robina's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Robina properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 11,762 Robina properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 11,762 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Robina.
Robina at a glance
Schools in and near Robina
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools providing primary years and 5 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Robina is zoned
Selling in Robina? 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 14.96 km², Robina is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 6% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special purpose. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 664 m² across 11,832 parcels.
Recent development applications in Robina
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public City of Gold Coast register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 8 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 37 (22% higher in the latest period).
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 18 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Robina
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Robina 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 1035, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Robina's 25,659 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Robina - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Robina. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Robina itself.
10,209 in 2001 to 18,355 in 2025, up 80%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Robina data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | City of Gold Coast |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Robina 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Robina lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Robina planning - frequently asked
Is Robina flood-prone?
About 42% of Robina falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 38%. Across the suburb, 52% of the 11,762 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 4647 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Robina bushfire-prone?
Around 6% of Robina is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 50%.
What is the zoning in Robina?
The dominant planning zone in Robina is Special purpose, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Limited development (constrained land).
Does Robina have heritage-listed places?
Robina has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Robina hilly or flat?
Robina is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 27 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Robina?
Across 11,832 surveyed parcels in Robina, the median lot size is about 664 m². There are also 1,746 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Robina have a train station?
Yes - Robina has 1 train station: Robina station. It is also served by 88 bus stops.
What is the population of Robina?
At the 2021 Census Robina had 25,659 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Robina - East statistical area, which contains Robina, went from 10,209 people in 2001 to 18,355 in 2025, up 80%.
Is Robina an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Robina scores 1035 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Robina?
Median household income in Robina was $1,758 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 $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimac | 2.7 km | 78% | 26% |
| Varsity Lakes | 2.8 km | 56% | 12% |
| Clear Island Waters | 3.1 km | 96% | 8% |
| Mudgeeraba | 3.5 km | 18% | 82% |
| Mermaid Waters | 3.6 km | 97% | 5% |
| Miami | 4.3 km | 24% | 21% |
| Burleigh Waters | 4.6 km | 70% | 11% |
| Reedy Creek | 4.6 km | 3% | 90% |
| Mermaid Beach | 5.1 km | 17% | 0% |
| Broadbeach Waters | 5.4 km | 100% | 10% |