Willow Vale: flood, crime and school catchments by the numbers
What the official maps and records say about Willow Vale as a whole, with the source and date of each figure. For one address, the free check reads the same maps for that lot.
Last updated 31 October 2026. Data period and sources are given under each table.
Willow Vale at a glance
| Residential lots (Queensland cadastre, City Plan residential zones) | 403 |
|---|---|
| In a flood risk class of the Council's 2026 map (Very High to Low) | 0.3% (1 lots; 1 Very High or High) |
| Only in the Maximum Regional Flood Extent (very rare to extreme floods) | 3.0% (12 lots) |
| On the Council's 2026 bushfire map | 9.2% (16 lots in a Medium to Very High intensity class; the rest in the Potential Impact Buffer) |
| In a transport noise corridor: State-controlled road | 0% (0 lots) |
| In a transport noise corridor: railway (for information only) | 0% (0 lots) |
| Offences recorded by police, 18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026 | 43 |
| Residents (ABS Census 2021) | 2,281 |
| Offences per 1,000 residents | 19 — 0.2× the Gold Coast rate of 86.4 (population up about 22% since 2021, so the true rate is lower) |
| State primary school catchments (share of the suburb's area) | Pimpama SS 61%, Upper Coomera State College 29% |
| State senior secondary catchments (share of the suburb's area) | Upper Coomera State College 88%, Pimpama State Secondary College 11% |
Lots: Queensland Digital Cadastral Database and City of Gold Coast City Plan zones; overlays: City of Gold Coast Flood risk awareness map 2026, Bushfire risk 2026 and City Plan transport noise corridors, retrieved 31 Oct 2026; a lot counts when its centre point is inside. Crime: Queensland Police Service Online Crime Map (not official statistics; general locations), ABS Census 2021 residents. Catchments: Queensland Government State school catchments, by share of the suburb's land area. All CC BY 4.0; shares calculated by AQL PropertyCheck. Last updated 31 October 2026.
How Willow Vale compares
Every Gold Coast suburb is in one table on the Gold Coast suburbs by mapped flood risk and Gold Coast crime by suburb pages, with the method and its limits.
Other suburbs: Pimpama, Helensvale, Oxenford, Coomera, Southport, Surfers Paradise.
Questions people ask
Is Willow Vale flood prone?
0.3% of Willow Vale's 403 residential lots are in a flood risk class of the Council's 2026 map and a further 3.0% only in the Maximum Regional Flood Extent; 9.2% are on the 2026 bushfire map and 0% in a State road noise corridor. A lot is a parcel of land, not a home. The free address check reads the flood maps for one address.
How much crime is reported in Willow Vale?
Police recorded 43 offences in Willow Vale in the 12 months 18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026, 19 per 1,000 residents (0.2× the Gold Coast rate; the population has grown about 22% since the 2021 Census, so the true rate is lower). Source: Queensland Police Service Online Crime Map (not official statistics) and ABS Census 2021.
Which state school catchments cover Willow Vale?
State school catchments covering most of the suburb: Pimpama SS, Upper Coomera State College (primary) and Upper Coomera State College, Pimpama State Secondary College (senior secondary). Catchments follow streets, so check the exact address.
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