Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
QLD · Gold Coast Council
Hope Island, 4212
Population
14,522
Median age
50
Median income
$1,934/wk
Employed
52.4%
Languages at home
12.6%non-English
Top: Mandarin, Japanese, Afrikaans
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Gold Coast, Hope Island is a settled established 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. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.
Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because housing affordability and safety lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in parks and green space and community and employment.
Living here
Desirability
- Desirability score
- 46.6/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 38% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2498th in Australia
- State rank
- 569th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #19 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #282 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $900
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
Population
- Population
- 14,522
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,934
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 759 of 6,355
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,200
- Employment rate
- 52.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 423 / 1,068 / 1,005
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.
Community & culture
12.6% speak a language other than English at home; 37.7% born overseas
- Language at home
- 11,870 English only · 1,714 other
- Non-English at home
- 12.6%
- Born overseas
- 5,154 (37.7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 167 (1.1%)
- Australian citizens
- 11,597
- Languages spoken at home (other than English)
- 31
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
- Mandarin184 · 28%
- Japanese58 · 8.8%
- Afrikaans40 · 6.1%
- German38 · 5.8%
- Korean35 · 5.3%
- Russian35 · 5.3%
- Cantonese31 · 4.7%
- Italian29 · 4.4%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).
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)
- 608
- Against the person
- 108
- Against property
- 301
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 41.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 134 residents
- State safety percentile
- 55th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +19.2%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault97
- Drug Offences264
- Good Order Offences97
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)410
- Traffic And Related Offences132
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
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
21 public transport stops in this suburb
- Broadwater Ave at Crescent Avenue
- Broadwater Ave at Crescent Avenue
- Broadwater Ave at Mervyn Thomas Drive
- Broadwater Ave at Mervyn Thomas Drive
- Santa Barbara Rd at Marina Shopping Village
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
246 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 1 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 3 fast food · 1 dog parks · 2 sports centres · 96 swimming pools · 1 ev charging
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 36 parks mapped in suburb
- Well connected by public transport — 21 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 103 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 67/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.41
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.48
Food & drink(6)
- Domino'sFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Marina Quays TavernPub
- Red RockRestaurant
- The Boardwalk TavernRestaurant
Shopping(4)
- 7-ElevenConvenience store
- AldiSupermarket
- ColesSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Sport & outdoors(124)
- Dog park
- Links Hope IslandGolf course
- Palms CourseGolf course
- Pines CourseGolf course
- Hope Island Village GreenPark
- Park (18)
- Saltwater ParkPark
- Sickle ParkPark
- Hope Island Tennis ClubSports centre
- Sports centre
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (96)
Transport(8)
8 bus stops
Other(30)
- BWSAlcohol
- Artwork (2)
- Bbq
- Boat Storage (2)
- Sanctuary Cove Self StorageBoat Storage
- Elden's AutobahnCar repair
- Evie NetworksEV charging
- Fountain (2)
- Garden (7)
- Hope Island MarketplaceMall
99-103 Broadwater Avenue, Hope Island
- Cova MarinaMarina
- Hope Harbour MarinaMarina
- PatrizicorseMotorsports
- Eastern Grey ReserveNature Reserve
- Hope Island OpticalOptometrist
Unit 6
- Outdoor Seating (3)
- Parking (62)
- Parking Space (2)
- 7-ElevenPetrol station
- Public Bath
- Public toilets
- Hope Island ResortResort
- Esperance Hope IslandRetirement Home
- Lions' Haven for the AgedRetirement Home
- Slipway (2)
- Arcare Aged Care Hope IslandSocial Facility
- National StorageStorage Rental
- Storage KingStorage Rental
- Mater Health CentreYes
- Yes
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Allabah ParkPark
- Eastern Grey ReserveNature reserve
- Hope Island Village GreenPark
- Saltwater ParkPark
- Sickle ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 83
- Parks (OSM)
- 36
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Dr Umed CosmeticsHope Island Roaddoctor
- Mater Health Centreyes
- Yesyes
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Period: seasonal · Updated on site · Static grid from WorldClim monthly averages
Future & Planning
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
Socio-economic
- 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
Recent changes
- 7-Elevenamenitiesconvenience
- 7-Elevenamenitiesfuel
- Akoonah St near Eingana Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Akoonah St near Mungala Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Aldiamenitiessupermarket
- Arcare Aged Care Hope Islandamenitiessocial_facility
- Artworkamenitiesartwork
- Artworkamenitiesartwork
- BWSamenitiesalcohol
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.