Hollywell QLD 4216
1,537 addresses · 40 streets
Fadden Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Hollywell · 60 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Hollywell is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,930 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,872 a week, with median rent near $530 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Paradise Point - Hollywell statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hollywell itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
3 Catholic churches
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 physiotherapist
1 optometrist
3 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
1 post office
2 gyms & sports centres
2 playgrounds
1 dog park
1 bakery
2 hardware stores
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Helensvale, 6.7 km south-west · Bus interchange: Soutport Transit Centre, 7.7 km south · Ferry wharf: Runnaway Bay, 2.1 km south · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 3.9 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 34.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 34.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 32.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 56.8%
Population by age in Hollywell
| 0-4 | 109 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 297 |
| 15-19 | 173 |
| 20-24 | 126 |
| 25-34 | 197 |
| 35-44 | 312 |
| 45-54 | 410 |
| 55-64 | 460 |
| 65-74 | 497 |
| 75-84 | 283 |
| 85+ | 65 |
Dwelling types in Hollywell
| House | 801 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 172 |
| Apartment | 196 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Hollywell
| <$650 | 141 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 312 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 348 |
| $3,000+ | 292 |
Top ancestries in Hollywell
| English | 1,399 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,010 |
| Irish | 364 |
| Scottish | 344 |
| Other | 217 |
| German | 183 |
Housing tenure in Hollywell
| Owned | 508 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 388 |
| Rented | 251 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Hollywell
| 0 | 30 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 368 |
| 2 | 496 |
| 3 | 181 |
| 4+ | 82 |
Commute to work in Hollywell
| Car | 926 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 9 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 14 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 239 |
Top countries of birth in Hollywell
| New Zealand | 183 |
|---|---|
| England | 176 |
| South Africa | 34 |
| Germany | 18 |
| United States | 18 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 |
Languages used at home in Hollywell
| French | 21 |
|---|---|
| Russian | 19 |
| Greek | 13 |
| German | 11 |
| Japanese | 10 |
| Italian | 9 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
36,005 bird observations recorded near Hollywell — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (2,066)
- Noisy Miner (2,045)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,946)
- Torresian Crow (1,934)
- Australian Magpie (1,682)
- Welcome Swallow (1,481)
- Australian Pelican (1,395)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,375)
- Magpie-lark (1,361)
- Pied Currawong (1,199)
- Pied Butcherbird (1,188)
- Masked Lapwing (1,167)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,090)
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- Grey Fantail (1,085)
- Willie Wagtail (1,076)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,072)
- White-faced Heron (1,055)
- Whistling Kite (1,034)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,003)
- Royal Spoonbill (994)
- Chestnut Teal (959)
- Noisy Friarbird (958)
- Brown Honeyeater (910)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (887)
- Silver Gull (875)
- Little Black Cormorant (857)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (846)
- Great Egret (836)
- Rufous Whistler (821)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (808)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Hollywell:
- Paradise Point (1.6 km)
- Coombabah (1.9 km)
- Runaway Bay (2.5 km)
- Biggera Waters (3.9 km)
- Hope Island (4.6 km)
- Labrador (5.6 km)
- Arundel (5.8 km)
- Helensvale (6.2 km)
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Streets
- Abel Tasman Place (12)
- Anemone Avenue (16)
- Azalea Avenue (21)
- Balboa Court (9)
- Bayview Street (452)
- Bluegum Avenue (25)
- Camelot Crescent (47)
- Cattleya Court (25)
- Centenary Drive (15)
- Clematis Avenue (22)
- Columbus Drive (112)
- Dirk Hartog Place (15)
- Gladiolus Court (18)
- Gretel Place (9)
- Holly Avenue (37)
- Hyacinth Avenue (17)
- Jacaranda Avenue (83)
- James Cook Esplanade (15)
- Jasmine Avenue (36)
- Kurrajong Avenue (23)
- Lotus Avenue (19)
- Magellan Avenue (36)
- Magnolia Avenue (19)
- Marco Polo Place (24)
- Marina Crescent (64)
- Matthew Flinders Drive (42)
- Oxley Drive (8)
- Pampas Court (18)
- Paradise Parade (25)
- Poinsettia Avenue (46)
- Primrose Court (16)
- Salvia Street (32)
- Sapphire Street (24)
- Statice Avenue (13)
- Tecona Avenue (23)
- The Esplanade (6)
- Topaz Court (27)
- Van Diemen Place (13)
- Viola Avenue (12)
- Walter Raleigh Crescent (61)
