Upper Coomera flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Coomera (Gold Coast City, QLD) - 23.85 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
23.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Coomera'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.
Upper Coomera 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 10,609 Upper Coomera properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 10,609 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Upper Coomera.
Upper Coomera at a glance
How Upper Coomera is zoned
Selling in Upper Coomera? 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 23.85 km², Upper Coomera is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 603 m² across 10,463 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 Upper Coomera
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Coomera 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 989, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Coomera's 27,180 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Upper Coomera - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Coomera. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Coomera itself.
4,201 in 2001 to 21,884 in 2025, up 421%.
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 Upper Coomera 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 →Upper Coomera planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Upper Coomera?
The schematic on this page is a Upper Coomera flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 19% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Upper Coomera address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Upper Coomera flood-prone?
About 19% of Upper Coomera falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 18% of the 10,609 properties we analysed in Upper Coomera carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1362 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 Upper Coomera bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 60% of Upper Coomera 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 Upper Coomera?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Coomera is Rural, though the suburb also includes Medium density residential and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Upper Coomera have heritage-listed places?
Upper Coomera has 1 heritage-listed place on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Upper Coomera hilly or flat?
Upper Coomera is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 7%, and 9% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 62 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 Upper Coomera?
Across 10,463 surveyed parcels in Upper Coomera, the median lot size is about 603 m². There are also 3,581 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 Upper Coomera have a train station?
There is no train station inside Upper Coomera itself. The suburb is served by 54 bus stops.
What is the population of Upper Coomera?
At the 2021 Census Upper Coomera had 27,180 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Upper Coomera - North statistical area, which contains Upper Coomera, went from 4,201 people in 2001 to 21,884 in 2025, up 421%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Coomera alone.
Is Upper Coomera an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Coomera scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Upper Coomera?
Median household income in Upper Coomera was $1,991 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,939 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Upper Coomera property?
A Upper Coomera 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.