Currumbin Creek declared Fish Habitat Area

Location and plan number

  • Part of Currumbin Creek, adjacent to Palm Beach and Currumbin High School, Gold Coast
  • Plan number: FHA-020
  • City of Gold Coast Council

Size and management level

  • 9 ha – Management B.

Declaration history

  • 19 November 1983: Original declaration.
  • 13 August 1999: Redeclaration:
    • redeclared to cadastral boundaries.

Management features

  • Habitats support commercial, recreational and Indigenous fishing.
  • Used for both education and research.

Habitat values

  • Scattered mangrove stands (dominated by Avicennia).
  • Seagrass and salt marsh along the estuary.

Fisheries values

  • Important recreational fishing area of the southern Gold Coast.
  • Species:
    • Bream
    • Estuary cod
    • Flathead
    • Garfish
    • Mangrove jack
    • Sea mullet
    • Tailor
    • Whiting
    • Mud crabs
    • Sand crabs.

Unique features

  • The most southerly estuary in Queensland.
  • Some of the last remaining examples of natural marine vegetation.

Other values

  • Excellent boardwalk with fishing platforms.
  • Outstanding educational value with adjoining school launching ramp.
  • Fish habitat interpretive signage within the Fish Habitat Area.