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Suburb profile ·Gold Coast LGA · QLD ·4216

Hollywell QLD 4216

Hollywell is in Gold Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4216, with population 2,930.

The read

Premium-market

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$850/wk
+0.0% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$1100
$720
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.9M
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$850/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
0.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.4%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
2,930
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
8,150
468 added 12mo · 51MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$1,113/wk (-$57,862/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
19.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
45%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $3,683/mo — renting runs $1,516/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.86M
Household income · yr
$97K
Median rent · wk
$850
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
2.4%

Household income

$97K household · yr+22.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$116K
Household
$97K
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
5,699
5,699 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,699
Total incidents5,699· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault79124%
  • Break And Enter52516%
  • Drug Offences1,68151%
  • Fraud32910%

Full data detail

Hollywell QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Hollywell (postcode 4216) is a smaller suburb in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area. With a population of 2,930, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $97K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Hollywell has a median house price of $1.9 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $850. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,699 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Hollywell shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.9M/$1.1M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 19.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.9M/$1.1M Above Median
Affordability19.2x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$530
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$850
Gross yield1.5%
Price / income19.2x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)184
Population growth · Gold Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)691,230
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+1.8%
20012025
Development · Gold Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)5,541
Houses813
Units4,729
YoY change+0%
Employment · Gold Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4216ATO
Negatively geared1,232 (4.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,640/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,311
Reported capital gains2,561
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,930
Median age51
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,872
Personal income · wk$840
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Hollywell has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 10 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Hollywell FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Hollywell in?

    Hollywell is in the Gold Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4216. Council-level context for Gold Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Hollywell?

    The current median house price in Hollywell, QLD is $1.9M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Hollywell?

    The median weekly rent in Hollywell is $850/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Hollywell?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Hollywell rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Hollywell a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Hollywell show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Hollywell?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Hollywell data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.