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Main Beach QLD 4217

5,405 addresses · 21 streets

Moncrieff Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Main Beach · 69 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Main Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,998 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,682 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 67% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,998Population
57Median age
$1,682Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Main Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Main Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Nerang, 7.8 km west · Light rail stop: Main Beach, 550 m south-west · Bus interchange: Soutport Transit Centre, 2.3 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Marina Mirage, 1.2 km north · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 8.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 24.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Main Beach

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Main Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 51.6%

Population by age in Main Beach
Population by age, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-474
5-14162
15-19118
20-24214
25-34428
35-44346
45-54512
55-64762
65-74797
75-84502
85+94
Dwelling types in Main Beach
Dwelling types, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House62
Townhouse88
Apartment1,624
Other29
Households by weekly income in Main Beach
Households by weekly income, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650295
$650-1,499488
$1,500-2,999479
$3,000+456
Top ancestries in Main Beach
Top ancestries, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,663
Australian946
Irish594
Ancestry NS476
Scottish475
Other333
Housing tenure in Main Beach
Housing tenure, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned845
Mortgage367
Rented560
Other29
Cars per household in Main Beach
Cars per household, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
096
1919
2620
3116
4+45
Commute to work in Main Beach
Commute to work, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car998
Train9
Bus15
Tram/ferry41
Walked57
Bicycle27
Home456
Top countries of birth in Main Beach
Top countries of birth, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand238
England193
South Africa64
Brazil35
Italy32
Japan31
Languages used at home in Main Beach
Languages used at home, Main Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French39
Japanese38
Mandarin37
Portuguese36
Italian32
Spanish24

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

27,747 bird observations recorded near Main Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Main Beach

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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