Ormeau
QLDOrmeau is a growing suburb in QLD with 15,938 residents.
- SAL code
- 32234
- SA2
- 309071552
- Population
- 15,938
- LGA
- Gold Coast
Ormeau, QLD had 15,938 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 13.0% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 5-14 years, and the median age sits at 33. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $1,950 a month. Around 68.0% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being owned with a mortgage at 47.6%. Most dwellings are separate houses, making up 90.9% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 46 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Ormeau, QLD at a glance
Ormeau is a northern Gold Coast suburb in the City of Gold Coast, ~41 km north of Surfers Paradise and ~49 km south of Brisbane CBD. Master-planned estate housing dominates the western half; the older eastern side keeps larger lots. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market + lifestyle context.
For homebuyers
Ormeau works for households who want a newer 4-bedroom on a standard lot without paying coastal premiums. The suburb is a patchwork of master-planned estates — Jacobs Ridge, Norfolk Village, Ormeau Hills — feeding into the older eastern pocket where lots are larger. Norfolk Village State School and Ormeau Woods State High School anchor the public-school catchment; Livingstone Christian College adds a non-government option. Day-to-day shopping sits at Ormeau Village and Ormeau Marketplace; the bigger Westfield Coomera is ~10 minutes south. Ormeau train station puts Brisbane CBD within ~55 minutes by rail (~$8 each way), and the M1 is on the doorstep for Gold Coast or Brisbane drivers. Beaches at Coombabah and Paradise Point are ~20 minutes by car; 89 parks across the suburb keep the recreation footprint generous. In short: a practical, growing northern Gold Coast suburb if you want newer family stock with both Brisbane and the Coast within commute range.
For investors
Ormeau is a high-growth, moderate-yield house market with thin unit stock. Median house sale ~$980,000 against ~$720/week rent gives a ~4.25% gross yield; units median ~$760,000 / $640/week (~4.73%) per Your Investment Property (May 2026). 12-month house growth +11.87%; units +12.59%. 335 house sales and just 11 unit sales over 12 months; houses average 15 days on market, units 9. Vacancy 1.32% (htag.com.au May 2026).
Strengths
- Strong recent capital growth (~+11.9% YoY houses, +12.6% units) tracking the broader northern-corridor uplift.
- Fast turnover — houses move in 15 days, units in 9 — backed by 1.32% vacancy.
- Liquid house market: 335 house sales in 12 months means scalable buy-and-hold strategies.
- Dual commute pull (Brisbane via rail, Gold Coast via M1) supports a deeper tenant pool than purely Coast-facing suburbs.
Trade-offs
- Yield is moderate (~4.25-4.75%) — capital-growth play, not a high-cashflow one.
- Unit stock is thin (11 sales in 12 months) so unit-strategy investors will struggle to scale.
- Pimpama-Ormeau-Coomera corridor has heavy ongoing greenfield supply that could compress rent growth into 2027.
- Median house at ~$980k means entry costs are no longer cheap for Gold Coast standards.
What's coming
City of Gold Coast's 2025-26 Annual Plan commits a record $543m to transport and infrastructure across the city. The state-funded Ormeau Rail Facility — a 66-hectare maintenance and stabling site for the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program's 65 new six-car trains — is targeting late-2027 completion, bringing supporting Goldmine Road and rail-connection upgrades with it.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: a newer-stock family suburb with rail to Brisbane and the M1 to the Coast. For investors: a growth + liquidity play on houses, with modest yield and meaningful corridor supply to watch.
Population
?15,938
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+13.0%
3yr: +8.6% · 10yr: +31.8%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$2,067/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
33
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?6/10
SA2 · middle-range
Unemployment
?3.3%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
5
3 primary, 2 secondary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
?13
8 long day, 6 OSHC, 1 family
Parks & green space
?46
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?65
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
?859
Gold Coast · Feb 2026
Median Weekly Rent
Based on rental bond lodgements recorded by the state government.
Median House Sale Price
state Valuer-General sale price data not yet loaded for QLD
Safety & Crime
2025 Q4Reported incidents from QLD police. Offence rates may not reflect all crime.
Population over time — Ormeau (East) - Stapylton (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Ormeau suburb alone is ~15,938 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 1,302 to 12,022 over 24 years, averaging 9.7% per year.
Schools
5 in suburbSector
2 public · 3 private
Type
2 primary · 1 secondary · 1 K-12
Total enrolment
2,379(2 of 5 reporting)
Avg per school
1,190
Government school catchment
Catchment data is not yet available for QLD.
Source when available: QLD Department of Education — QSpatial State School Catchment Areas.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 0.5%Almost entirely detached houses (90.9%), mixed tenure (68.0% own or mortgage), built for families (65% are 4 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
QLD 33%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
Source: QLD QRA Bushfire Prone Area
As of Apr 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Flood risk
Source: QLD Local Government Flood Planning Areas
As of May 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Planning zones
16 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| RURAL RESIDENTIAL | RURAL RESIDENTIALRural | 20.4% | 3.34 km² |
| LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL | LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIALResidential | 17.0% | 2.78 km² |
| OPEN SPACE | OPEN SPACEparks | 12.5% | 2.04 km² |
| RURAL | RURALRural | 8.5% | 1.39 km² |
| LOW IMPACT INDUSTRY | LOW IMPACT INDUSTRYIndustrial | 4.7% | 0.78 km² |
| EMERGING COMMUNITY | EMERGING COMMUNITYSpecial use | 4.4% | 0.72 km² |
| HIGH IMPACT INDUSTRY | HIGH IMPACT INDUSTRYIndustrial | 3.9% | 0.64 km² |
| COMMUNITY FACILITIES | COMMUNITY FACILITIESSpecial use | 3.4% | 0.56 km² |
| CONSERVATION | CONSERVATIONEnvironmental | 2.3% | 0.38 km² |
| SPECIAL PURPOSE | SPECIAL PURPOSESpecial use | 1.9% | 0.32 km² |
| MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL | MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIALResidential | 1.2% | 0.19 km² |
| CENTRE | CENTREBusiness | 0.5% | 0.08 km² |
| NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE | NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTREBusiness | 0.4% | 0.07 km² |
| MEDIUM IMPACT INDUSTRY | MEDIUM IMPACT INDUSTRYIndustrial | 0.4% | 0.06 km² |
| INNOVATION | INNOVATIONOther | 0.3% | 0.05 km² |
| MIXED USE | MIXED USEmixed-use | 0.2% | 0.03 km² |
Source: QLD DSDILGP Local Government Planning Scheme Zones (ZONE_QLD/2026-05-12/be11464ce5af1cd4) · As of May 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.