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Suburb profile ·Gold Coast LGA · QLD ·4208

Ormeau Hills QLD 4208

Ormeau Hills is in Gold Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4208, with population 4,521.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$800/wk
+11.1% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$800
$490
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

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

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$800/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
11.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,521
5K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
6,875
372 added 12mo · 49MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,076
Median rent · wk$450

Affordability

35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,076/mo, while renters pay about $3,467/mo — renting runs $1,391/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$119K
Median rent · wk
$800
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,076

Household income

$119K household · yr+50% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$51K
Family
$122K
Household
$119K
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

Ormeau Hills QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Ormeau Hills (postcode 4208) is a smaller residential area in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area. With a population of 4,521, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $119K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 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, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $800. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,076.

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.

From an investment perspective, 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
Pop. Growth+1.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,076
Rent · wk(Census)$450
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$800
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 4208ATO
Negatively geared858 (5.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,309/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,553
Reported capital gains905
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4,521
Median age32
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$2,297
Personal income · wk$988
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Ormeau Hills 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 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
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.

Ormeau Hills FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ormeau Hills in?

    Ormeau Hills is in the Gold Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4208. 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 typical weekly rent in Ormeau Hills?

    The median weekly rent in Ormeau Hills is $800/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Ormeau Hills?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Ormeau Hills 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.

  4. Is Ormeau Hills a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Ormeau Hills show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ormeau Hills?

    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.

  6. How often is the Ormeau Hills 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.