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QLD · Gold Coast Council
Southport, 4215
Est. population · Jun 2025
40,660
Growth (1 yr)
+1.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.8%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,268/wk
Employment rate
52.9%
Languages at home
26.8%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Korean, Japanese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Café precinct
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Southport is a lively inner larger suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family-friendly schooling within easy reach. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses and trains also serving the suburb.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability picture is good, powered mainly by community and employment, plus safety relative to similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Southport snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$735/wk
Population (ERP)
40,660
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
9.7%
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
#106
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
87th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
64th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
60th
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
- 59.9/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 16% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1027th in Australia
- State rank
- 231st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #106 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #152 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $735
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
40,660(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +9.8% over 5 years · 64th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.6%
- 5-year growth
- +9.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +622
- Change in 5 years
- +3,625
- Growth rank in QLD
- 64th 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 (~45,400), extrapolated at +2.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 36,786
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,268
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 1,670 of 17,130
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,647
- Employment rate
- 52.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3,684 / 3,238 / 8,437 (+ 38 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)
- 3,499
- Against the person
- 556
- Against property
- 1,657
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 86.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 66 residents
- State safety percentile
- 87.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +3.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault356
- Drug Offences1298
- Good Order Offences372
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1455
- Traffic And Related Offences332
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
- 12
- Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
- 1,029.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 60th
School list
- Southport State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1012 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 58% · 538 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Hilda's SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 1,258 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Keebra Park State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 968 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 1,001 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Southport State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1031 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 2,231 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Southport Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1027 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 212 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1074 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 815 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Aquinas CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1058 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 805 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Men of Business AcademySpecial · Independent · ICSEA 993 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 238 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Musgrave Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1028 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 636 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- The Southport SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1118 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 1,621 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.7 km awayView 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
7 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Kids House Early LearningYacht Streetchildcare
- My Cubby House Early Learningchildcare
- Southport Child Care CentreScarborough Streetchildcare
- The Nest Early Education Centre of Excellencechildcare
- childcarechildcare
- childcarechildcare
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
139 public transport stops in this suburb
- Benowa Rd at Drury Avenue
- Benowa Rd at Drury Avenue
- Benowa Rd at Golden Crescent
- Benowa Rd at Golden Crescent
- Centro Southport
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
676 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
23 restaurants · 16 cafes · 3 pubs · 4 bars · 2 supermarkets · 8 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Strong café and dining scene — 55 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 67 parks mapped in suburb, 10 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 139 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 37 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 85/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.43
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.5
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.82
Food & drink(55)
- Pan200 BAkeryBakery
Unit A 48 Nerang Street, Southport
- DougsBar
64 Alicia Street, Southport
- Last Night on EarthBar
50B Nerang Street
- Mr PePe'sBar
- Vinnies Dive BarBar
44a Nerang Street
- CardamompodCafe
Unit 3 3 Brolga Avenue
- Coffee GalleriaCafe
- Coffeeholics Espresso With AttitudeCafe
- FARINA & CoCafe
- Hazel EspressoCafe
9 Davenport Street, Southport
- Holy EggCafe
56 Scarborough Street
- Judicial CafeCafe
- Machi machiCafe
- Mean BeansCafe
- Merlo CoffeeCafe
107 Ferry Road, Southport
- Olympic Circuit CafeCafe
Unit 1 7 Olympic Circuit, Southport
- Pearl & AshCafe
Unit 11 107 Ferry Road, Southport
- Percy's CornerCafe
- The Gold Coast Coffee SchoolCafe
11 Davenport Street
- Vector CoffeeCafe
18A Young Street, Southport
- You & M Tea ShopCafe
- Guzman y GomezFast food
131 Queen Street, Southport
- Hungry Jack'sFast food
34 Ferry Road, Southport
- KFCFast food
41 Ferry Road, Southport
- McDonald'sFast food
64 Ferry Road, Southport
- OportoFast food
133 Queen Street, Southport
- SubwayFast food
- Taco BellFast food
78-80 Ferry Road, Southport
- Tweed Street CornerFast food
2 Tweed Street
- Anglers Arms HotelPub
50 Queen Street
- Cecil HotelPub
42 Nerang Street, Southport
- The Queen's Arm HotelPub
133 Queen Street
- A' BISTRORestaurant
- Absolute ThaiRestaurant
- Bahn Mi SouthportRestaurant
Unit A003 56 Scarborough Street, Southport
- Chuan Palace Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
- Dae BarkRestaurant
- Fire Panda MalatangRestaurant
Unit 5 46 Nerang Street
- HomeRestaurant
Unit 7 42 Nerang Street
- HYOKYE (효계 사우스포트)Restaurant
Unit 4 20 Scarborough Street, Southport
- In the Jin Hot PotRestaurant
- Izakaya IchiRestaurant
42 Nerang Street
- Korean BBQ BuffetRestaurant
- Mr P.P.'s Laneway and RooftopRestaurant
- Pho 333Restaurant
Unit 8 42 Nerang Street
- Rice HouseRestaurant
46 Nerang Street
- Season BuffetRestaurant
- Shogun JapaneseRestaurant
- Silk Road Xinjiang CuisineRestaurant
- The Angler's Arms HotelRestaurant
- The Filipino ShopRestaurant
- The Sizzling KitchenRestaurant
9 Davenport Street, Southport
- Wutong Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
- Xinjiang Cuisine RestaurantRestaurant
Unit 3 46 Nerang Street
- Zhang Liang MalatangRestaurant
Shopping(4)
- Convenience store
- QuickStopConvenience store
- IGA Queen Street VillageSupermarket
- Nguyen's MarketSupermarket
Community(13)
- Childcare
- My Cubby House Early LearningChildcare
- DickfosDunn Charted AccountingCommunity centre
- Radha Krishna Cultural CentreCommunity centre
- Southport Community CentreCommunity centre
6 Lawson Street, Southport
- Southport Branch LibraryLibrary
- AcademiqueSchool
- Imagine Education Main CampusSchool
13 Benowa Road, Southport
- Keebra Park State High SchoolSchool
- Southport State High SchoolSchool
75 Smith Street
- Southport State SchoolSchool
215 Queen Street
- St Hilda's SchoolSchool
- The Southport SchoolSchool
Health & services(11)
- Brickworks Medical ClinicClinic
- Clinic
125 Nerang Street, Southport
- Clinic
95 Nerang Street, Southport
- Eastbrooke Family ClinicClinic
- Gold Coast Skin Cancer Clinic and SurgicentreClinic
- Primary Medical CentreClinic
- Dental on FalconerDentist
99 Falconer Street, Southport
- Nind St Denture ClinicDentist
- Primary Dental CentreDentist
- Dr. Erlich SemMedical clinic
138 Queen Street, Southport
- Uniradiology SouthportMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(66)
- Anytime FitnessGym
45-49 Nind Street, Southport
- Inverted AerialsGym
Unit 8 3-15 Jackman Street
- Shanti YogaGym
Unit Level 1 18 Rawlins Street, Southport
- Athol Patterson ParkPark
- Baden Powell ParkPark
- Black Stump ParkPark
- Bob Hayes ParkPark
- Buckley Family ParkPark
- Dolly Henricksen ParkPark
- Eleanor Perkins ParkPark
- Ellis Family ParkPark
- Former Southport TAFEPark
- Harold and Nancy Evans Memorial PatkPark
- Harvest ParkPark
- Joan ParkPark
- Joyce Hunt PlacePark
- Joyce William ParkPark
- Keebra ParkPark
- Lawlor ParkPark
- Lilli Pilli ParkPark
- Loders Creek Butterfly and Senses GardenPark
- Melrose ParkPark
- Merinda ParkPark
- Middleton ReservePark
- Myall ParkPark
- Ned Twohill Equestrian ParkPark
- Park
- Philip Smith Family ParkPark
- Southport ReservePark
- The Fass Family ParkPark
- Ward ParkPark
- William Henry Wakefield ParkPark
- Playground (10)
- Axis Jiu-Jitsu AcademySports centre
10 Harvest Court
- Goldenkicks Taekwondo AcademySports centre
- Sports centre
- Sports centre
Unit 1 76 Ferry Road
- Gold Coast Indoor Shooting CentreSports field
- Keebra Park High School Tennis CourtSports field
- Southport Indoor Pistol ClubSports field
- Sports field
- Spa ChoiceSwimming pool
- St Hida's Aquatics ClubSwimming pool
- Swimming pool (14)
Transport(49)
43 bus stops · 6 train stations
Other(218)
- Zero Latency Gold CoastAdult Gaming Centre
- BootleggersAlcohol
Unit T24 102 Nerang Street, Southport
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
- Thirsty CamelAlcohol
- Holistic AcupunctureAlternative
136 Queen Street, Southport
- Oriental Acupuncture CentreAlternative
- Miele Experience CentreAppliance
- ConfuciusArtwork
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Ultraderm SkincareBeauty salon
- Bench (15)
- GiantBicycle
- TrekBicycle
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Gold Coast City CouncilBicycle Parking
- Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceBlood Donation
- Boat & Jet Ski Licence CentreBoat
- KNP MarineBoat
- KNP Marine Boat & Jet Ski Licensing CentreBoat
59 Johnston Street, Southport
- Propeller Repairs AustraliaBoat
- Whitworths Marine & LeisureBoat
Unit 12 19 Warehouse Road, Southport
- Soutport Transit CentreBus Station
- As Is CarsCar
63 Ferry Road, Southport
- Aston Martin QueenslandCar
179 Nerang Street, Southport
- Audi Centre Gold CoastCar
62 High Street
- Bruce Lynton Jaguar and Land RoverCar
96-100 Minnie Street, Southport
- Car
27 Brolga Avenue, Southport
- Car
35 Brolga Avenue, Southport
- Car
43 Egerton Street, Southport
- Cars Motor CompanyCar
- Elite Motor CentreCar
128 Ferry Road, Southport
- Ferrari Gold CoastCar
80 High Street, Southport
- Frizelle PrestigeCar
74 High Street
- Frizzelle Sunshine AutomotivesCar
- Gold Coast BMWCar
- Gold Coast HyundaiCar
- Gold Coast MGCar
4 Spendelove Avenue, Southport
- Gold Coast PrestigeCar
88 Ferry Road, Southport
- Maserati Gold CoastCar
139 Ferry Road
- McMahon Auto SalesCar
- Minnie St AutosCar
- Porsche Centre Gold CoastCar
1 Harvest Court, Southport
- Reliable Cars QldCar
1 Lupus Street, Southport
- Riviera MotorsCar
- S&S AutomobilesCar
35 Egerton Street, Southport
- ŠkodaCar
- Southport Classic CarsCar
53 Winchester Street, Southport
- Southport Mazda ServiceCar
- Sunshine RenaultCar
- Tesla Gold Coast-SouthportCar
- Tough TrucksCar
51 Ferry Road, Southport
- von Bibra Ferry Rd LDVCar
65 Ferry Road, Southport
- Von Bibra Ferry Road Used CarsCar
83 Ferry Road, Southport
- Burson Auto PartsCar Parts
- Commodore WreckersCar Parts
- RepcoCar Parts
Unit 7 19 Warehouse Road
- Roof Racks GaloreCar Parts
- Alpha Car HireCar Rental
112B Ferry Road, Southport
- EuropcarCar Rental
149 Ferry Road, Southport
- ThriftyCar Rental
19-23 Ferry Road, Southport
- Advanced Tech AutomotiveCar repair
- Auto LeadersCar repair
- AutogexCar repair
- Billy'sCar repair
- Donnelly EngineeringCar repair
- GC Suspension Steering and BrakesCar repair
- Gold Coast Mufflers & ExhaustsCar repair
- Guys BodyworksCar repair
- H&K MotorsCar repair
- Mark Jackson AutomotiveCar repair
- Mechanic Near MeCar repair
- MidasCar repair
- MJH ImportsCar repair
- Petron AutomotiveCar repair
- roadworthycentre.comCar repair
- Shorts Panel ShopCar repair
- Southport AutohausCar repair
- Southport ExhaustCar repair
- Southport SmashCar repair
- Steve Mac Auto ElectricalCar repair
- SuperCool Car Air ConditioningCar repair
- ToyoTechniksCar repair
- Car wash
- Expresso Hand Carwash & Car DetailingCar wash
- Hoppy's Car WashCar wash
- Gold Coast Integrated CareCentre
8 High Street, Southport
- Gold Coast Surgery CentreCentre
103 Nerang Street, Southport
- Southport Health PrecinctCentre
16-30 High Street, Southport
- shOP Op ShopCharity
- Kärcher Center Gold CoastCleaning Supplies
- Another LoveClothes
3 Brolga Avenue
- Deltas Dazzling CostumesClothes
Unit 19 16 Warehouse Road
- Gold Coast UniformsClothes
- Imagine FashionClothes
- JigsawClothes
- Kingsize Big & TallClothes
- Regal CoffeeCoffee
- Gold Coast Training CollegeCollege
- UmartComputer
Unit 3 15 Jackman Street
- Kwik Kopy SouthportCopyshop
- Courthouse
- Anne Kingsford AcademyDance
76 Ferry Road, Southport
- TK MaxxDepartment Store
- Drinking water (6)
- Neweys Dry CleanersDry Cleaning
- Battery WorldEnergy
- Evie NetworksEV charging
- Southport Fire StationFire station
1 Binstead Drive, Southport
- Coastline Barbeques & HeatingFireplace
- Southport Ambulance StationFirst Aid
2 Binstead Drive, Southport
- Funeral Directors
- White Lady FuneralsFuneral Directors
- Convenient InteriorsFurniture
Unit 20 19 Warehouse Road
- DecomaxFurniture
- Found on FerryFurniture
- FreedomFurniture
- JapanacheFurniture
- King LivingFurniture
107 Ferry Road, Southport
- The Timber SlabmanFurniture
- Fineprintco SouthportGallery
Unit 302 107 Ferry Road, Southport
- Garden (68)
- The Source Bulk Foods SouthportGrocery
Unit T7 107 Ferry Road, Southport
- MyhouseyourhouseGuest House
- Goddess Hair and CosmeticsHairdresser
- Westside BarberHairdresser
- Bliss Health & Bulk FoodsHealth Food
- Aquarius Backpackers Gold CoastHostel
44 Queen Street
- Hotel
- Hotel
129 Nerang Street, Southport
- Woodroffe HotelHotel
22 White Street, Southport
- Wheel & Barrow SouthportHouseware
Unit T1
- Shiro Gelato & SnackIce Cream
Unit B 50 Nerang Street, Southport
- Clark RubberInterior Decoration
- Globe InteriorsInterior Decoration
- International InteriorsInterior Decoration
- Mint Designer KitchensKitchen
- Southport Steam LaundryLaundry
- Australia Fair MetroMall
- Brickworks Ferry RoadMall
107 Ferry Road, Southport
- Queen Street VillageMall
102 Nerang Street, Southport
- The Brickworks AnnexMall
19 Warehouse Road, Southport
- 38 Lily MassageMassage
- Sabai Traditional Thai MassageMassage
- Siam Spa 168 Thai MassageMassage
- Butter BeatsMusic
- Gold Coast MusicMusical Instrument
53 Nerang Street, Southport
- The Squid’s InkNewsagent
107 Ferry Road, Southport
- Sonic HealthPlusOccupational Therapist
- Outdoor Seating
- Hart's Automotive Paint SuppliesPaint
- Taubmans Professional Trade CentrePaint
- Wattyl Paint CentrePaint
- Athol Paterson CarparkParking
- Brickworks Ferry RoadParking
- GCCCParking
- Keebra Park State High SchoolParking
- Mal Burke CarparkParking
- Parking
69a Nerang Street, Southport
- Parking (149)
- Qld HealthParking
- Secure ParkingParking
- SIPCParking
- TMRParking
- Parking Entrance (10)
- Parking Space
- Christmas ShackParty
- Gold Coast Gold BuyersPawnbroker
- AmpolPetrol station
152 Smith Street, Southport
- BPPetrol station
69 Johnston Street, Southport
- Coles ExpressPetrol station
34 Ferry Road, Southport
- EG AmpolPetrol station
64 Ferry Road, Southport
- Freedom Fuels St ClairsPetrol station
174 Nerang Street, Southport
- HopePetrol station
133 Smith Street, Southport
- UnitedPetrol station
31 Ferry Road, Southport
- Radical Imaging PhotographyPhoto
11 Davenport Street, Southport
- Picnic Table (2)
- Crosslife Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
172 Nerang Street, Southport
- Salvation Army Gold Coast TemplePlace of worship
- Southport Police StationPolice
- Post Box
- Australia PostPost office
- Southport Business CentrePost office
28 Bay Street, Southport
- Worldwide SouthportPrinter Ink
- Public toilets
- Resort (2)
- Shelter (10)
- Southport Bike ShedShelter
- Goldbridge Rehabilitation ServicesSocial Facility
10 Garden Street, Southport
- Salvation Army SouthportSocial Facility
157 Wardoo Street, Southport
- St Vincent's Care SouthportSocial Facility
32 Bauer Street, Southport
- Southport Squash CentreSports
69 Nerang Street, Southport
- Surf FXSports
127 Ferry Road, Southport
- Sports Hall
- OfficeworksStationery
59 Nerang Street
- Kennards Self Storage (Southport)Storage Rental
Unit 1 3 Olympic Circuit, Southport
- Storage & WorkshopsStorage Rental
- Storage KingStorage Rental
- Storage Rental (2)
- 1029 Hot TomatoStudio
60 High Street
- TelstraTelephone
- TelstrqTelephone
- TranslinkTicket Validator
- Trailers DirectTrailer
227 Southport-Nerang Road
- Orbit World TravelTravel Agency
- Action Tyres & MoreTyres
- BridgestoneTyres
123 Olympic Circuit, Southport
- East Coast Tyre and AutoTyres
- Southport Budget Tyres & BrakesTyres
- The Tyre ShopTyres
- TranslinkVending machine
- Waste Basket (3)
- Gel Ball UndercoverWeapons
- iCoolsportWholesale
125 Olympic Circuit, Southport
- Pure WellnessWholesale
- Mastertint Window TintingWindow Blind
- Tint-a-Car SouthportWindow Blind
- UltratintWindow Blind
- K TownYes
160 Nerang Street, Southport
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
57 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Anzac ParkPark
- Arthur Angrove ParkPark
- Athol Patterson ParkPark
- Baden Powell ParkPark
- Barney Street ParkPark
- Birtwistle ParkPark
- Bixa ParkPark
- Black Stump ParkPark
- Bob Hayes ParkPark
- Broadwater ParklandsPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 83
- Parks (OSM)
- 67
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
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Crosslife Baptist Church
172 Nerang Street, Southport
- Salvation Army Gold Coast Temple
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 31
- Nearest hospital
- Emergency (2.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- AmcalPharmacy
- Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceBlood_Donation
- Brickworks Medical ClinicClinic
- Chemist WarehouseScarborough StreetPharmacy
- Chirn Park Family PracticeMusgrave AvenueClinic
- ClinicNerang StreetClinic
- ClinicNerang StreetClinic
- Dental on FalconerFalconer StreetDentist
- Dental on NexusDentist
- Dr. Erlich SemQueen StreetDoctor
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)
- 1,021
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 25.1
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
- 29° / 20°
- Rainfall
- 628 mm · ~78 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 240 mm · ~30 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 282 mm · ~35 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
4 heritage places
- Southport Bathing PavilionState heritage place
- Southport Drill HallState heritage place
- Southport State High SchoolState heritage place
- Southport Town Hall (former)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
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
- Moncrieff
- Member of Parliament
- Angie BELL (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 125,713
- Turnout (2025)
- 85.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 58.8%Labor 41.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.8 km away).
Coalition 56.9%Labor 43.1%
1.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -2.8 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Southport CentralLabor 49.2% · Coalition 50.8% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Special Hospital Team 4Labor 26.3% · Coalition 73.7% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- SouthportLabor 52.0% · Coalition 48.0% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Southport North (Moncrieff)Labor 56.9% · Coalition 43.1% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- Bellevue ParkLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)2.2 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)
- 4/10
- 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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