Coombabah borders the Coomera River and the tidal wetlands known as Coombabah Lakes Nature Reserve. It particularly popular with retirees and is also a family orientated suburb with an abundance of parks, wildlife and easy river access.

The word Coombabah translates to meaning 'home of the turtles'.

There are many dry lots in Coombabah and most are just a short walk to Coombabah Creek, however, there are also a lot of lake and riverfront homes. Lining the creek there are fibro shacks used by holiday makers 40 to 50 years ago. These same holiday makers have returned to enjoy their uninterrupted views of the estuary and fantastic positioning and live in retirement.

Coombabah Education

Primary Schools

• Coombabah

High Schools

• Coombabah

Private Schools

• A.B. Paterson
• St Francis Xavier - Catholic

Coombabah Shopping

Coombabah offers local and easy shopping destinations. There are also many other centres nearby including: Paradise Point Village Shops, Runaway Bay Shopping Village, Biggera Waters shop and Harbour Town.

Coombabah Retirement

Hammond Village

• Consisting of 244 residences
• Average resales are from $120 000 to $165 000

Settlers Village

• Consists of 144 homes
• Resales average $140 000

Emerald Gardens

• 219 Villas
• Resales of 2 and 3 brm detached homes from $180 000

Images courtesy Tourism & Events Queensland, Tourism Australia, Destination Gold Coast,Getty Images & Flickr user Holiday Point