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QLD · Gold Coast Council

Ormeau Hills, 4208

Current weather

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92% humidity · 6 km/h wind · 21.8° / 13.2° today · 0.5 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

49.3/100
Average

Top 30% of Queensland's suburbs

70% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Ormeau Hills is known for: Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

Ormeau Hills is a hillside mid-sized suburb in Gold Coast, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. You get space and calm here, while the city and neighbouring suburbs are still close enough for regular outings. Elevated streets and bushland backdrops bring a sense of fresh country air to daily life.

A younger crowd gives the area energy, 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. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.

Reasonable public transport access helps with commuting and getting around locally. 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 local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in parks and green space and housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
4,521
Median age
32
Median household income / week
$2,297
Dwelling vacancy
3.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
48 of 1,464
Median monthly mortgage
$2,076
Employment rate
72.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
97 / 9 / 4

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

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
112
Against the person
16
Against property
74
Rate per 1,000 residents
24.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 283 residents
State safety percentile
19.3th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-10.6%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault43
  • Drug Offences64
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)218
  • Unlawful Entry69
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle41

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

10 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Ellenborough Ave near Terania Ave
  • Ormeau Ridge Rd near Johnson Pde
  • Ormeau Ridge Rd near Sir Charles Holme Dr
  • Ormeau Ridge Rd near Sir Charles Holme Dr
  • Ormeau Ridge Rd near Yarwood

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Playground (2)
  • Shelter

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

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Cockatoo ParkPark
  • Frederick Johnson ParkPark
  • Ormeau Ridge Hilltop ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Phil Cardow HypnotherapyOrmeau Ridge Roadhypnotherapist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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

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)
13
Parks (OSM)
13

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
49.3/100 — Average
State standing
Top 30% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2016th in Australia
State rank
457th in QLD
Peer rank
#230 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#244 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

Recent changes

  • Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Shelteramenitiesshelter
  • Assaultcrime43
  • Drug Offencescrime64
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime218
  • Unlawful Entrycrime69
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehiclecrime41
  • Phil Cardow HypnotherapyhealthOrmeau Ridge Roadhypnotherapist
  • Cockatoo Parkgovernmentpark

Data sources & freshness

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