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Surfers Paradise QLD 4217

36,178 addresses · 127 streets

Moncrieff Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Surfers Paradise · 71 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

A high-rise beachfront hub on the Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise mixes permanent residents with a strong holiday-letting market. The median age is 42 and households average 1.9 people, typical of its apartment towers. Median household income is $1,323 a week and rent about $410.

Surfers Paradise is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 26,412 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,323 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 46% of households own their home and 52% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

26,412Population
42Median age
$1,323Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Nerang, 7.7 km west · Light rail stop: Cavill Avenue, 150 m north-east · Bus interchange: Greyhound Bus Terminal Surfers Paradise, 100 m south-west · Ferry wharf: Surfers Paradise Ferry Terminal, 250 m north-west · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 10.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Surfers Paradise

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

Tree cover measures, Surfers Paradise QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 55.7%

Population by age in Surfers Paradise
Population by age, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4767
5-141,298
15-19795
20-242,058
25-345,658
35-443,446
45-543,239
55-643,462
65-743,345
75-841,881
85+469
Dwelling types in Surfers Paradise
Dwelling types, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,147
Townhouse842
Apartment9,277
Other45
Households by weekly income in Surfers Paradise
Households by weekly income, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6502,272
$650-1,4993,784
$1,500-2,9993,087
$3,000+1,535
Top ancestries in Surfers Paradise
Top ancestries, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English8,049
Australian5,246
Other4,820
Ancestry NS3,631
Irish2,361
Scottish2,175
Housing tenure in Surfers Paradise
Housing tenure, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,060
Mortgage2,082
Rented5,850
Other158
Cars per household in Surfers Paradise
Cars per household, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
01,486
16,015
22,763
3558
4+313
Commute to work in Surfers Paradise
Commute to work, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,686
Train103
Bus151
Tram/ferry466
Walked1,054
Bicycle182
Home1,747
Top countries of birth in Surfers Paradise
Top countries of birth, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand1,585
Brazil1,050
England1,040
India797
Philippines362
Japan336
Languages used at home in Surfers Paradise
Languages used at home, Surfers Paradise QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese998
Spanish814
Mandarin483
Japanese374
Punjabi338
Nepali289

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,078 bird observations recorded near Surfers Paradise — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Surfers Paradise

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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