Varsity Lakes, 4227

All types (Mar 2026)

$800

26.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 17% have a trade or vocational qualification.

• University qualified26.6% · 21.9% QLD
• Diploma qualified11.1% · 9.4% QLD
• Trade / vocational17% · 18.9% QLD
• Year 12 or below45.4% · 49.8% QLD

Median taxable income (2023–24)

$57,963

61st percentile in QLD · -1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)

$61,987

55th percentile in QLD · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments

11.0%

52nd percentile in QLD · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)

$52,286

22nd percentile in QLD · -17% vs Australia

Residents with business income

12.0%

67th percentile in QLD · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4227 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

22.3% speak a language other than English at home; 35.3% born overseas

Language at home

12,176 English only · 3,504 other

Non-English at home

22.3%

Born overseas

5,576 (35.3%)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

344 (2.1%)

Australian citizens

13,127

Languages spoken at home (other than English)

32

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4227, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Schools within 2 km

4

Median school ICSEA (4 schools)

1,065.5

Median ICSEA percentile

74th

Primary catchments overlapping suburb

4

Secondary catchments overlapping suburb

3

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

• Goodstart Early LearningSilvabank Drivechildcare
• Harmony Early EducationScottsdale Drivekindergarten

44 public transport stops in this suburb

• Bermuda St at Lake Orr
• Christine Ave at Silvabank Drive
• Christine Ave at Silvabank Drive
• Christine Ave at Varsity College
• Varsity Lakes station, stop A

435 mapped amenities

8 restaurants · 6 cafes · 2 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 5 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 places of worship

36 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Azzura Drive ParkPark
• Bayswater ReservePark
• Frascott ParkPark
• Janette Green ParkPark
• Jim Harris ParkPark
• Lake Orr Catchment ReservePark
• Lake Orr Foreshore ParkPark
• Lake Orr ParklandsPark
• Lake Orr ReservePark
• Lantau Crescent ParkPark

Green cover of suburb area

12.9%

Woodland / forest cover

0.3%

Parks & woodland features (OSM)

63

Parks (OSM)

53

Typical summer maximum

29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

• Hope Church Australia
• The Body of Christ Ministry Centre

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb

13

Nearest hospital

Varsity Lakes Day Hospital (1.6 km)

Nearest hospital type

Hospital

Nearest hospital emergency

Emergency department

Emergency department in suburb

On site

GP clinics in suburb

4

GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)

0 of 4

Aged-care services

3

Residential aged-care places

271

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

• Allied ConnectPhysiotherapist
• Atlas ChiropracticAlternative
• Chemist WarehousePharmacy
• Chiro + Co.Alternative
• Chistine Cnr Medical CentreClinic
• Christine Avenue Medical CentreClinic
• Gold Coast Medical Precinct - Varsity LakesClinic
• Optimal Health ChiropracticClinic
• QML Varsity LakesLaboratory
• TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)

383

Participants per 1,000 residents

21.2

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.

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.

1 active roadworks / incidents

• PTAS - Varsity Lakes Train StationTransit Way07 Jul 2026 – 30 Dec 2026

Bushfire planning zone

No overlay at centroid

Flood / inundation overlay

No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Federal electorate

McPherson

Member of Parliament

Leon REBELLO (Liberal National Party of Queensland)

Results from

2025 federal election

Electorate enrolment (2025)

121,545

Turnout (2025)

87.4%

Swing since 2022 (2025)

+4.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

• Varsity Lakes CentralLabor 48.4% · Coalition 51.6% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
• Varsity LakesLabor 50.0% · Coalition 50.0% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
• Varsity Lakes SouthLabor 51.2% · Coalition 48.8% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
• Reedy Creek SouthLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
• Reedy CreekLabor 42.6% · Coalition 57.4% TPP (2025)2.1 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.

IRSAD decile (2021)

7/10

IRSD decile (2021)

5/10

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).