Chevron Island also had a landing point for the barge/ferry crossing the Nerang River to Cavill Avenue.

[7] Prior to land reclamation, the Nerang River was wide and shallow with many sandbanks with shifting riverbanks.

Through dredging, deeper channels were created for shipping in the river with the spoil being used to create inhabitable islands and permanent river edge embankments, all of which facilitated residential and commercial development.

It is connected by two bridges to Southport and Bundall to the west and to the coastal strip of Surfers Paradise to the east with Thomas Drive continuing from Slatyer Road in Southport/Bundall through to Elkhorn Avenue in coastal strip of Surfers Paradise.

[10] The island has an elevation of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) above sea level[1] at the mean high tide mark.