QLD · Gold Coast Council
Bundall, 4217
Current weather
17.2°CClear sky
87% humidity · 8.1 km/h wind · 21.8° / 15° today · 0.2 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Gold Coast, Bundall is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Buses and trains connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker safety and housing affordability against similar metro suburbs, even with parks and green space and community and employment holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 4,895
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,957
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 141 of 1,927
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 60.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 111 / 321 / 148
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $800
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 451
- Against the person
- 120
- Against property
- 177
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 92.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 41 residents
- State safety percentile
- 90.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +2.7%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault291
- Drug Offences865
- Good Order Offences753
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)874
- Unlawful Entry252
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
Public transport
9 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ashmore Rd at Campbell Street
- Ashmore Rd at Campbell Street
- Ashmore Rd at Upton Street
- Ashmore Road Commercial Precinct
- Ashmore Road Commercial Precinct
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
176 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Benowa Tavern Drive Through Bottle ShopAlcohol
- BWSAlcohol
- Coastal KitchenwareAppliance
- Makaus ServicesAppliance
- NABATM
- Horner's of SorrentoBakery
- NAB BundallBank
- Bathroom and Kitchen CentreBathroom Furnishing
- Highgrove BathroomsBathroom Furnishing
- Barbeques GaloreBbq
Unit 4
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
- Frigo Court ReservePark
- Gladys Moncrieff ParkPark
- Karp Court ReservePark
- Park & RecreationPark
- Poinciana Crescent ReservePark
- Racecourse ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 18
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Aesthetic Dentaldentist
- Angel Aesthetics Clinic Gold Coastalternative
- Ashbury Cosmetics Gold Coastdoctor
- Atlantis Recovery Centrephysiotherapist
- Australian Skin Cancer Clinicsclinic
- Back In Motion Bundallphysiotherapist
- Bundall Medical Centreclinic
- Cape Byron Compounding Chemistpharmacy
- Chempro Bundallpharmacy
- Cosmetic Dental Designdentist
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Bundall Child Care Centrechildcare
- Bundall Early Education CentreSlatyer Avenuechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 10
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
- 51.1/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 27% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1806th in Australia
- State rank
- 407th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #213 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #221 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Adairs Bundallamenitiesfurniture
- Aesthetic Dentalamenitiesdentist
- Affordable Decoratorsamenitiesinterior_decoration
- Amberamenitiestiles
- Anytime Fitnessamenitiesfitness_centre
- Aqua Shop Australiaamenitiessports
- Ashbury Cosmetics Gold Coastamenitiesdoctors
- Ashmore Rd at Campbell Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- Ashmore Rd at Upton Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- Ashmore Road Commercial Precinctamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Gold Coast Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.