Guanaba is a rural locality in Queensland, 71 km from Brisbane CBD, around 1 hour by car. Population is 852; the median age is 46 and the median household income is $117,000 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The locality grew 7.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $475 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. Guanaba is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Guanaba a good place to live?
Guanaba scores a A (67/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community, weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 10/100 · 71.2 km · 60 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $2.19M
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 34/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 46 · 852 residents
Liveability Rating
67 / 100 · Ranked #217 in QLDEach bar is Guanaba's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Guanaba?
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Our score
67 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataGuanaba's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $2.19 million, roughly 13% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$2,187,500
108% above its 5 neighbours (median $1,050,000)
Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 4 bed 7 sales $2.2M
Land
$1,765,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 202570 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 43% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4210.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Guanaba safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Guanaba sits in the low band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 79% on the prior year.
3 offences
78.6% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20247 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Walkability
Guanaba is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Guanaba.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 16%
- Premises covered
- 335
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Gold Coast: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Guanaba is home to 852 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $117,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
852
Median Age
46
Median Household Income
$117,000/yr
Census Median Rent
$475/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$43,680/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.8%
Total Dwellings
270
Owner-Occupier Rate
91.5%
Houses
100.7%
Rental Stress
21.1%
Mortgage Stress
22.2%
Work From Home
23.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 74.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.9%
- Employment Rate
- 62.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 46.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
4 residents (0.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
6.2% of residents (51) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (29).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 818 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (9 of 444).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,298 a year through Gold Coast based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Gold Coast
In the year to August 2026, 7,196 new dwellings were approved across Gold Coast. That mix is 1,146 houses and 6,050 units. Approvals are down 34.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Gold Coast Native Title Group.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. No native title claim is currently registered here, so the last registered claimant remains the Aboriginal party.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 19.3 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.91 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 4 · NO₂ 0.
From the Parkwood (Gold Coast, South East Queensland) monitoring station, 10.8 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Mt Tamborine Fern St, 5.6 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 16.3 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 9.5% of addresses
- 34 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 1,682 mm
- 109 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4210, 288 of 19,372 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (446 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4210, 6,556 rooftop-solar systems totalling 46.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,582 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 397 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
10 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 4210.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $2,187,500 this is $1,437,500 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Scott Buchholz Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Scott Buchholz | 42.0% | 58.0% | +2.9 |
| 2022 | Scott Buchholz | 39.1% | 60.9% | -3.7 |
| 2019 | Scott Buchholz | 35.4% | 64.6% | +5.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Mark Boothman Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mark Boothman LNP | 63.0% |
| 2020 | Mark Boothman LNP | 53.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Guanaba?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Guanaba
Is Guanaba a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Guanaba is low (34/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Guanaba?
Guanaba has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Guanaba a good place to live?
Guanaba has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (67/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Guanaba?
Guanaba, QLD had a population of 852 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Guanaba, QLD?
The postcode for Guanaba, QLD is 4210.
How far is Guanaba from Brisbane?
Guanaba is 71 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 60 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Guanaba?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Guanaba was $117,000 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Guanaba?
There are too few current rental listings in Guanaba for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $475, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Guanaba?
The median age of residents in Guanaba was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Guanaba walkable?
Guanaba scores 10/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Guanaba?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Guanaba (Parkwood (Gold Coast, South East Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.4 µg/m³ and PM10 of 19.3 µg/m³. That puts Guanaba below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Guanaba?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Guanaba, Mt Tamborine Fern St (5.6 km away), 1,682 mm of rain a year over 109 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Guanaba?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Guanaba belong to?
Guanaba sits within the Gold Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Guanaba?
The average residential rates bill through Gold Coast is $1,298 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Guanaba?
Across Gold Coast, 7,196 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 34.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Guanaba in?
Guanaba sits within the federal Division of Wright, currently held by Scott Buchholz (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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