QLD · Gold Coast Council
Advancetown, QLD, 4211
Current weather
15.1°CClear sky
91% humidity · 5.2 km/h wind · 21.8° / 13.9° today · 0.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#509 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Advancetown is a small locality in the Gold Coast area, home to around 528 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,953 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-43%), roughly 3698.9 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 528
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,971
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,298
- Employment rate
- 64.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 20 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 1,953
- Against the person
- 281
- Against property
- 1,020
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,698.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 70.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -43.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault142
- Drug Offences394
- Other Property Damage157
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)592
- Traffic And Related Offences191
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
Other· 1 proposal
- Hinze Dam Stage 3 ProjectRaising of the Hinze Dam embankment by 15 metres, increasing the capacity of the dam by nearly 150,000 megalitres, to 309,000 ML.Completed EIS project
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Faust Family ParkPark
- Guinea Family Memorial ParkPark
- Parkway Road ReservePark
- Picnic ParklandPark
- Pocket ParkPark
- Waterside ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 29.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #509 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Faust Family Parkgovernmentpark
- Guinea Family Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Parkway Road Reservegovernmentpark
- Picnic Parklandgovernmentpark
- Pocket Parkgovernmentpark
- Waterside Parkgovernmentpark
- Hinze Dam Stage 3 ProjectplanningRaising of the Hinze Dam embankment by 15 metres, increasing the capacity of the dam by nearly 150,000 megalitres, to 309,000 ML.Completed EIS project
- Assaultcrime142
- Drug Offencescrime394
- Other Property Damagecrime157
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
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