Best suburbs to live in Gold Coast
Every suburb in the Gold Coast - Tweed Heads urban area. This city sits across the QLD–NSW state border, and suburbs from both sides are included.
Median house and unit prices, asking rents, population and school quality for every Gold Coast suburb, side by side.
Gold Coast median house prices range from $500,000 to $5 million.
The Gold Coast - Tweed Heads urban area had 761,634 residents at 30 June 2025: +9.6% over five years and +1.6% in the last year (ABS estimates).
36,786 residents
11,504 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Popular rankings for Gold Coast
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Gold Coast suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Gold Coast suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Gold Coast suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Gold Coast suburbs where the most people cycle to workRanked top-15 · most cycle to work
- Most walkable Gold Coast suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Gold Coast suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Gold Coast suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Gold Coast's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Gold Coast's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Best beachside suburbs in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · beachside suburbs
- Greenest suburbs in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Suburbs where rents are rising fastest in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · rents rising fastest
- Best Gold Coast suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Gold Coast suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Gold Coast suburbs people moved to from the cityRanked top-15 · moved from the city
- Gold Coast suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Gold Coast
- Gold Coast suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Gold Coast suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Gold Coast suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Gold Coast suburbs with the largest Jewish communityRanked top-15 · largest Jewish community
- Gold Coast suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Gold Coast
- Where the Chinese community lives in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · Chinese community
- Where the Indian community lives in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · Indian community
- Where the Korean community lives in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · Korean community
- Where the Nepali community lives in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · Nepali community
- Where the Samoan community lives in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · Samoan community
- Where the Pakistani community lives in Gold CoastRanked top-15 · Pakistani community
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
Most Expensive Houses
Most Affordable Houses
Highest Rental Yield (Houses)
Common questions about Gold Coast
How many suburbs are there on the Gold Coast?
SuburbScan indexes 103 suburbs on the Gold Coast, covering the Gold Coast - Tweed Heads urban area, home to 693,971 residents.
What is the largest suburb on the Gold Coast?
Southport is the most populated suburb on the Gold Coast with a population of 36,786 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best Gold Coast suburbs?
The top-rated Gold Coast suburbs on SuburbScan are Benowa, Clear Island Waters, and Kingsholme, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Gold Coast suburbs?
The most affordable Gold Coast suburbs by median house price are Stapylton, Tweed Heads West, and Coombabah, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range on the Gold Coast?
Gold Coast median house prices range from $500,000 to $4,995,000, based on the last six months of public property listings.
Popular tags in QLD
City boundaries are ABS Significant Urban Areas (Edition 3, 2021) — an urban centre, or group of connected urban centres, with a population of 10,000 or more. All cities