Bundall vs Surfers Paradise

In Bundall, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Surfers Paradise, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bundall: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.54 million in Surfers Paradise, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bundall tends to suit couples, while Surfers Paradise suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bundall

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (74% vs 10%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 26%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 90/100)
  • But Surfers Paradise has more parks and reserves (50 vs 6)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Surfers Paradise

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,539,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Surfers Paradise

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $480/wk)
  • But Bundall leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 31%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Surfers Paradise

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (6% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 68/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Surfers Paradise

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (90% vs 26%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Bundall carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 90/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bundall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.6% vs 4.7%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bundall and Surfers Paradise drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Walkability 68 / 87
Bundall — Walkability: 68/100 Surfers Paradise — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 25 / 10
Bundall — Safety: 25/100 Surfers Paradise — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bundall — Low fire risk: 100/100 Surfers Paradise — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Surfers Paradise has more residents (26,412 vs 4,895); Bundall has higher household incomes ($101,764 vs $68,796).

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Population 4,895 26,412
+440% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +11.5%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $101,764/yr
+32% vs other
 $68,796/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+15% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundall Surfers Paradise
0-4 4.2% / 2.9%
Bundall — 0-4: 4.2% Surfers Paradise — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 13.5% / 4.9%
Bundall — 5-14: 13.5% Surfers Paradise — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 6.6% / 3.0%
Bundall — 15-19: 6.6% Surfers Paradise — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 5.5% / 7.8%
Bundall — 20-24: 5.5% Surfers Paradise — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 11.8% / 21.4%
Bundall — 25-34: 11.8% Surfers Paradise — 25-34: 21.4%
35-44 13.4% / 13.0%
Bundall — 35-44: 13.4% Surfers Paradise — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 15.7% / 12.3%
Bundall — 45-54: 15.7% Surfers Paradise — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 12.6% / 13.1%
Bundall — 55-64: 12.6% Surfers Paradise — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 10.1% / 12.7%
Bundall — 65-74: 10.1% Surfers Paradise — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 5.1% / 7.1%
Bundall — 75-84: 5.1% Surfers Paradise — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 1.5% / 1.8%
Bundall — 85+: 1.5% Surfers Paradise — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundall 29.0% lone person
Bundall — Lone Person: 29.0% Bundall — Couple Families: 46.7% Bundall — One Parent Families: 16.4% Bundall — Group Household: 6.5% Bundall — Other Families: 1.4%
Surfers Paradise 58.2% lone person
Surfers Paradise — Lone Person: 58.2% Surfers Paradise — Couple Families: 16.1% Surfers Paradise — One Parent Families: 10.4% Surfers Paradise — Group Household: 13.4% Surfers Paradise — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundall 26.7% renting
Bundall — Owned Outright: 35.4% Bundall — Mortgage: 37.9% Bundall — Renting: 26.7%
Surfers Paradise 53.2% renting
Surfers Paradise — Owned Outright: 27.8% Surfers Paradise — Mortgage: 18.9% Surfers Paradise — Renting: 53.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 15.9%
Bundall — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Surfers Paradise — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 13.0%
Bundall — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Surfers Paradise — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 10.6%
Bundall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Surfers Paradise — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 5.1%
Bundall — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Surfers Paradise — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.8%
Bundall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Surfers Paradise — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bundall Surfers Paradise
New Zealand 5.9% / 6.0%
Bundall — New Zealand: 5.9% Surfers Paradise — New Zealand: 6.0%
England 4.2% / 3.9%
Bundall — England: 4.2% Surfers Paradise — England: 3.9%
Brazil 1.3% / 4.0%
Bundall — Brazil: 1.3% Surfers Paradise — Brazil: 4.0%
China 3.0% / 1.3%
Bundall — China: 3.0% Surfers Paradise — China: 1.3%
India 1.0% / 3.0%
Bundall — India: 1.0% Surfers Paradise — India: 3.0%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Bundall — Philippines: not among its largest Surfers Paradise — Philippines: 1.4%
South Africa 1.3% / —
Bundall — South Africa: 1.3% Surfers Paradise — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundall 8.4% flats / apartments
Bundall — Flats / Apartments: 8.4% Bundall — Houses: 73.6% Bundall — Townhouses: 18.0%
Surfers Paradise 82.6% flats / apartments
Surfers Paradise — Flats / Apartments: 82.6% Surfers Paradise — Houses: 10.0% Surfers Paradise — Townhouses: 7.4%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Median house price $1,700,000 $1,539,000
Median unit price $725,000 $797,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 11 sales
 36 days
from 31 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bundall Surfers Paradise
3 bed $1.56M / $1.58M
Bundall — 3 bed: $1.56M (7 sales) Surfers Paradise — 3 bed: $1.58M (13 sales)

7 vs 13 sales

4 bed $1.45M / $3.25M
Bundall — 4 bed: $1.45M (6 sales) Surfers Paradise — 4 bed: $3.25M (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Bundall Surfers Paradise
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Houses — 3.8%
$1,100/wk on $1.5M
Units 5.6%
$730/wk on $680K
 4.7%
$800/wk on $890K

Ranking within QLD

Bundall Surfers Paradise
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Surfers Paradise is more walkable (87 vs 68); Bundall scores higher overall (67 vs 54).

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Grade A B
Score 67/100 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Surfers Paradise carries more crime risk (90 vs 75).

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 High
90/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Gold Coast, 4.2 km
 2
Gold Coast, 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 1.8%

Schools in Bundall

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Surfers Paradise

  • Surfers Paradise State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 6 108
Parks & reserves 6 50
Childcare 3 6
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 2 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 5
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Walkability score 68/100 87/100
Distance to Brisbane 76.8 km 76.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 65 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 80/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 25.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 238.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 4217
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 4217
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Car (driver) 70.7% / 58.6%
Bundall — Car (driver): 70.7% Surfers Paradise — Car (driver): 58.6%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 16.4%
Bundall — Worked from Home: 20.2% Surfers Paradise — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Walked Only 2.2% / 9.9%
Bundall — Walked Only: 2.2% Surfers Paradise — Walked Only: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 4.4%
Bundall — Car (passenger): 5.2% Surfers Paradise — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Tram / Light Rail — / 4.3%
Bundall — Tram / Light Rail: not among its largest Surfers Paradise — Tram / Light Rail: 4.3%
Train 0.6% / 1.8%
Bundall — Train: 0.6% Surfers Paradise — Train: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 903 m
959 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Connectivity score 70/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
3,201 premises
 9%
25,469 premises

Climate

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Annual rainfall 1,351 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bundall Surfers Paradise
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Division Moncrieff
same for both
Member Angie Bell
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundall Surfers Paradise
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundall

Coastal Parks Premium

Surfers Paradise

Apartments Beach Cafe Culture Coastal Nightlife Parks Regional Centre River Trams Transport Hub Urban

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