Median house price
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No data available
QLD · Gold Coast Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
8,434
Growth (1 yr)
+2.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+13.4%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,831/wk
Employment rate
65.1%
Languages at home
10.1%non-English
Most common: Portuguese, Spanish, German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Miami wears its coastal identity openly, a mid-sized suburb built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. City outings and nearby suburbs add variety without undoing the coastal pace of everyday life. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. A growing community is gradually adding fresh energy without losing its local identity.
The desirability picture is good, powered mainly by community and employment, plus schools and education relative to similar coastal suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
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No data available
Median rent
$950/wk
Population (ERP)
8,434
+2.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
15.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#3
among Coastal & beach · Growth area
Safety
68th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
87th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
65th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
8,434(June 2025)
+2.8% annual · +13.4% over 5 years · 87th percentile in QLD
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~9,200), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
18 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
573 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
13 restaurants · 11 cafes · 3 pubs · 2 bars · 2 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 8 fast food · 1 bakeries
Unit 5 1916 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
1916 Gold Coast Highway
20 Mountain View Avenue, Miami
Unit 2
Unit 18
2 Dawn Parade
2 Hythe Street
Unit 1 2098 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 5 1930 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 19-20
Mountain View Avenue, Miami
Unit 11
Unit 2 2088 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 18
Unit 14 1930 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 3
2047 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 2 2098 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 5 2098 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 6
Unit 5
Unit 4
Unit 1
Unit 6-7
Unit 17
Unit 16
44 Pacific Avenue
Unit 1
23 Hillcrest Parade, Miami
2023 - 2031 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 1 1930 Gold Coast Highway
80 Pacific Avenue, Miami
25 Pacific Avenue, Miami
2171 Gold Coast Highway
2020 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
1922 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 14
Unit 21-22
Unit 15
24 Hillcrest Parade, Miami
Unit 8-9
Unit 13
Unit 3
114 Albion Avenue, Miami
Unit 7-8
2019 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 12-13
Unit 10B
2017 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
80 Pacific Avenue, Miami
Unit 10
22 bus stops
Unit 11
2043 - 2047 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 4
2 Paradise Avenue, Miami
Sonia Street
2082 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
1926 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
2052 Gold Coast Highway
2182 Gold Coast Highway
19 Christine Avenue, Miami
53 Lemana Lane
21 Christine Avenue, Miami
28 Christine Avenue, Miami
19 Christine Avenue, Miami
17 Christine Avenue, Miami
22 Hythe Street
2076 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 6 38 Pacific Avenue, Miami
Unit 3
2140 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
8 Henchman Avenue, Miami
22 Mountain View Avenue, Miami
Unit 3 2098 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 7A 43 Hillcrest Parade, Miami
2 Dawn Parade
Unit 15
Unit 16A
Unit 3a
Unit 5 38 Pacific Avenue, Miami
Unit 3
238 The Esplanade
7 Redondo Avenue, Miami
1 Great Hall Drive
260 The Esplanade, Miami
2004 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
2017 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 1 2086 Gold Coast Highway
15 Christine Avenue, Miami
Unit 4 2098 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 24
2098 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 4
2016 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 29
31 Christine Avenue, Miami
110 Mountain View Avenue
Unit 2 40 Pacific Avenue, Miami
2064 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
2133 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
2142 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Santa Monica Road
Unit 30-31
22 Mountain View Avenue, Miami
23 Christine Avenue, Miami
Unit 1 38 Pacific Avenue, Miami
20 Christine Avenue, Miami
16 Mountain View Avenue, Miami
15 Paradise Avenue, Miami
22 Mountain View Avenue, Miami
Unit 32
Unit 10
Unit 2
10 Henchman Avenue, Miami
Unit 1 2035 Gold Coast Highway, Miami
Unit 23
Unit 24A
Unit 25
Unit 26
Unit 27,28
22 Mountain View Avenue, Miami
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
38 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Santa Monica Road
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.8 km away).
6.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.