Main Beach
QLD 4217 · Gold Coast
3,998 (2021) → 4,393 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Main Beach is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4217, about 67km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Main Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 80/100, and is right by the coast. Main Beach has an overall score of 83/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 82/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (5.95%), England (4.83%), South Africa (1.6%), Brazil (0.88%), Italy (0.8%)
Top languages: French (0.98%), Japan (0.95%), Mandarin (0.93%), Portuguese (0.9%), Italian (0.8%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gold Coast local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1047 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Men of Business AcademySecondary · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 997
- St Hilda's SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 1130
- Southport State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1033
- The BUSY School - Southport CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.5km
- Labrador State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 997
- Southport State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1005
- Southport Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1019
- The Southport SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.1kmICSEA 1109
- Musgrave Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1024
- Southport Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 942
- Keebra Park State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4kmICSEA 973
- Biggera Waters State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1033
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Main Beach
Is Main Beach safe?
Main Beach has a residential safety score of 82/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,113 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Main Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Main Beach is about 67.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Main Beach?
Main Beach has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Main Beach?
Main Beach has a transport score of 80/100 and 17 bus stops.