Surfers Paradise
QLD 4217 · Gold Coast
26,412 (2021) → 31,246 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Surfers Paradise is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4217, about 71km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Surfers Paradise are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 85/100, and is right by the coast. Surfers Paradise has an overall score of 83/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
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 (6%), Brazil (3.98%), England (3.94%), India (3.02%), Philippines (1.37%)
Top languages: Portuguese (3.78%), Spanish (3.08%), Mandarin (1.83%), Japan (1.42%), Punjabi (1.28%)
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 1041 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Surfers Paradise State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1033
Nearby (within 10km)
- The Southport SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 1109
- Bellevue Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1053
- Keebra Park State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 973
- Benowa State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1080
- St Kevin's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1071
- Benowa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 1064
- Broadbeach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 1075
- The BUSY School - Southport CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.8km
- St Hilda's SchoolCombined · Independent · 4kmICSEA 1130
- Men of Business AcademySecondary · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 997
- Southport State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1005
- Merrimac State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1018
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 Surfers Paradise
Is Surfers Paradise safe?
Surfers Paradise has a residential safety score of 83/100, 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 Surfers Paradise from Brisbane CBD?
Surfers Paradise is about 71.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Surfers Paradise?
Surfers Paradise has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1033 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Surfers Paradise?
Surfers Paradise has a transport score of 85/100 and 39 bus stops.