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Suburb profile ·Gold Coast LGA · QLD ·4216

South Stradbroke QLD 4216

South Stradbroke is in Gold Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4216, with population 142.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$300/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
691,230
691K via Gold Coast LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
8,186
470 added 12mo · 51MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,867
Median rent · wk$300
Investor profile

Who invests in South Stradbroke

Owner-occupied 75%Rented 25%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.9%
1,232 of 3,311 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,640/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,311
Reported capital gains2,561
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

68% of homes here are owner-occupied and 23% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 68% owner-occupier / 23% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

28%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,867/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — owning runs $567/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$55K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,867

Household income

$55K household · yr-30.6% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$88K
Household
$55K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
7
$650-999
4
$1,000-1,499
3
$1,500-1,999
12
$2,000-2,999
0
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 44% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (40 households)
Owned outright
55%
Owned with mortgage
13%
Rented
23%
Dwelling structure73.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
50%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 19% drive, 0% public transport, 29% walk or cycle, 24% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
5,725
5,725 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,725
Total incidents5,725· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault78623%
  • Break And Enter52316%
  • Drug Offences1,73251%
  • Fraud32910%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 73.7% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~73.7%
~73.7% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Conservation
Public / Open space 84% Other 2%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Queensland council planning-scheme zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

15,661 people · 202219,661 by 2032 (+25.5%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Hope Island SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
South Stradbroke QLD — Property Data and Demographics

South Stradbroke (postcode 4216) is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area. It is home to about 142 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $55K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 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 +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,867.

The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,725 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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$1,867
Rent · wk(Census)$300
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)6,433
Houses 16%Units 84%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Gold Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4216ATO
Negatively geared4.9%
1,232 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,640/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,311
Reported capital gains2,561
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population142
Median age53
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$1,062
Personal income · wk$599
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,499 → $1,062
Change-29.2%
vs QLD median-47.2 pp
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Gold Coast LGAAIHW
Public2
Private14
Gold Coast University Hospitalpublic
Robina Hospitalpublic
Currumbin Clinicprivate
Gold Coast Private Hospitalprivate
Icon Cancer Centre Southportprivate
John Flynn Private Hospitalprivate
+10 more in Gold Coast LGA
Aged care · Gold Coast LGAGEN
Facilities63
Residential places5,356
Ozcare Ozanam Villa - Burleigh167 places
Bupa Tugun166 places
TriCare Cypress Gardens Aged Care Residence166 places
Blue Care Labrador Aged Care Facility161 places
Infinite Care Ashmore157 places
Estia Health Mudgeeraba155 places
+57 more in Gold Coast LGA
Childcare · Gold Coast LGAACECQA
Services330
Approved places30,612
Exceeding NQS41
PCYC Caningeraba Fun Squad240 places
Harmony Early Education Hope Island230 places
Currumbin Kids Club200 places
Marymount OSHC195 places
Robina State School Outside School Hours Care195 places
Cubby Care Early Learning - Coomera190 places
+324 more in Gold Coast LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of South Stradbroke rests on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because South Stradbroke is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If South Stradbroke feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Norwell most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Numinbah Valley most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent -$75/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Natural Bridge most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$71/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

South Stradbroke FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is South Stradbroke in?

    South Stradbroke 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 typical weekly rent in South Stradbroke?

    The median weekly rent in South Stradbroke is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is South Stradbroke a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for South Stradbroke?

    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.

  5. How often is the South Stradbroke 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.