QLD · Gold Coast Council
Advancetown, 4211
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Advancetown offers a slower smaller community life in Gold Coast, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.
Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 528
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,971
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,298
- Employment rate
- 64.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 20 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 17
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 32.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 264 residents
- State safety percentile
- 33.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +16.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault144
- Drug Offences396
- Other Property Damage157
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)594
- Traffic And Related Offences194
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
Other· 1 proposal
- Hinze Dam Stage 3 ProjectRaising of the Hinze Dam embankment by 15 metres, increasing the capacity of the dam by nearly 150,000 megalitres, to 309,000 ML.Completed EIS project
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Faust Family ParkPark
- Guinea Family Memorial ParkPark
- Parkway Road ReservePark
- Picnic ParklandPark
- Pocket ParkPark
- Waterside ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 44.6/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 41% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2688th in Australia
- State rank
- 625th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #84 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #263 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime144
- Drug Offencescrime396
- Other Property Damagecrime157
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime594
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime194
- Faust Family Parkgovernmentpark
- Guinea Family Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Parkway Road Reservegovernmentpark
- Picnic Parklandgovernmentpark
- Pocket Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
More in Gold Coast Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.