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Suburb profile ·Gold Coast LGA · QLD ·4207

Stapylton QLD 4207

Stapylton is in Gold Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4207, with population 430.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$975K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$285/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
1.5%
Low yield band
D3 vs AU
Population
691,230
691K via Gold Coast LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
16,868
1,177 added 12mo · 121MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$701/wk (-$36,465/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
17.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,308/mo, while renters pay about $1,235/mo — owning runs $73/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$975K
Household income · yr
$56K
Median rent · wk
$285
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,308
Gross yield
1.5%

Household income

$56K household · yr-29.9% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$81K
Household
$56K
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

Stapylton QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Stapylton (postcode 4207) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area. The area has roughly 430 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 2 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 machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

Stapylton has a median house price of $975,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $285 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,308.

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,699 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($975K/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 17.5x 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 Yield1.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$975K/$1.1M· Near Median
Affordability17.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,308
Rent · wk(Census)$285
Gross yield1.5%
Price / income17.5x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)249
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 4207ATO
Negatively geared1,445 (3.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,965/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,830
Reported capital gains1,711
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population430
Median age45
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,073
Personal income · wk$705
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining4
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Stapylton 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 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 · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 · 4 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.

Stapylton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Stapylton in?

    Stapylton is in the Gold Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4207. 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 Stapylton?

    The current median house price in Stapylton, QLD is $975K, 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 Stapylton?

    The median weekly rent in Stapylton is $285/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Stapylton a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Stapylton?

    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 Stapylton 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.