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QLD · Gold Coast Council
Nerang, 4211
Est. population · Jun 2025
17,702
Growth (1 yr)
+1.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+4.4%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,423/wk
Employment rate
56.5%
Languages at home
10.2%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Japanese, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Nerang is a quieter residential established suburb in Gold Coast Council, more about homes and street life than a busy local strip. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. Dining is thinner on the ground than in busier metro pockets, so many residents head to neighbouring suburbs for a night out.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been rising recently. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Desirability sits around average overall, with community and employment the main drag compared with similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Nerang snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$750/wk
Population (ERP)
17,702
+1.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#154
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
35th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
56th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
37th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 49.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 32% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2210th in Australia
- State rank
- 476th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #154 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #260 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $750
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
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
17,702(June 2025)
+1.3% annual · +4.4% over 5 years · 56th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.3%
- 5-year growth
- +4.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +228
- Change in 5 years
- +750
- Growth rank in QLD
- 56th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
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 (~18,650), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 17,048
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,423
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 328 of 6,858
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 56.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4,008 / 1,508 / 870 (+ 142 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 629
- Against the person
- 85
- Against property
- 334
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 35.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 201 residents
- State safety percentile
- 34.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +17.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault169
- Drug Offences507
- Other Property Damage185
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)772
- Traffic And Related Offences245
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 979
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 37th
School list
- Nerang State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 970 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 998 students · Top SEA quarter 5%View on My School →
- Nerang State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 979 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 244 students · Top SEA quarter 8%View on My School →
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 338 students · Top SEA quarter 13%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Early Year CentreMartin Streetchildcare
- Essence Early LearningNerang Connection Roadchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
58 public transport stops in this suburb
- Beaudesert Nerang Rd at Oak Street
- Nerang Broadbeach Rd at Allambe Gardens
- Nerang Broadbeach Rd at Paradise Street
- Nerang Broadbeach Rd at Paradise Street
- Nerang St at Nerang State School
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
7 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 44 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 58 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.58
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Brookfield Court ReservePark
- Country Paradise ParklandsPark
231 Beaudesert-Nerang Road
- Vince Hinde ParkPark
1 Tirring Street, Nerang
- Playground
- Sports field
Transport(1)
1 bus stops
Other(1)
- Public toilets
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
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
32 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Aaron Andrews ParkPark
- Arthur Earle ParkPark
- Batten Recreational ReservePark
- Bilby Close ReservePark
- Bill And Ursula Birmingham ParkPark
- Bischof Pioneer ParkPark
- Boulton ParkPark
- Brookfield Court ReservePark
- Burchill ParkPark
- Bushmead Villas ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 48
- Parks (OSM)
- 44
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- Emergency (7.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- Gold Coast HInterland ChiropracticPrice StreetAlternative
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 613
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 34.6
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
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.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Wright
- Member of Parliament
- Scott BUCHHOLZ (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 140,286
- Turnout (2025)
- 88.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 58.0%Labor 42.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.5 km away).
Coalition 55.9%Labor 44.1%
2.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Nerang West (Wright)Labor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- Pacific Pines North (Wright)Labor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)5.7 km away
- Maudsland (Wright)Labor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)6.2 km away
- GilstonLabor 39.7% · Coalition 60.3% TPP (2025)6.9 km away
- Oxenford (Wright)Labor 47.4% · Coalition 52.6% TPP (2025)8.6 km away
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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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