Surfers Paradise - North

QLD

Surfers Paradise - North is a growing region in QLD with 14,640 residents.

SA2 code: 309101561
State: QLD

Population

14,640

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+19.5%

3yr: +13.6% · 10yr: +33.2%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$415/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,276/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Surfers Paradise - North (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +13.6%5yr: +19.5%10yr: +33.2%Total: +96.0%

Population grew from 7,470 to 14,640 over 24 years, averaging 2.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.1%

Almost entirely apartments (86.6%), rental-heavy (51.2% renting), built for families (50% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Apartments 86.6%

419 houses309 townhouses4,691 apartments

Tenure

Owned 28.2%

Mortgage 17.3%

Renting 51.2%

Owned 28.2%Mortgage 17.3%Renting 51.2%Other / NS 3.3%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

1,440 (27.3%)

2 bed

2,625 (49.7%)

3 bed

844 (16.0%)

4 bed

230 (4.4%)

5 bed

117 (2.2%)

6+ bed

26 (0.5%)