QLD · Gold Coast Council
Steiglitz, 4207
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Updated
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Steiglitz offers a slower smaller community life in Gold Coast, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The capital is reachable when needed, but everyday life stays firmly rooted in the surrounding region. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and safety against similar regional towns, even with transport and access and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 682
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,407
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 20 of 305
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,026
- Employment rate
- 52.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 27 / 7 / 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)
- 46
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 28
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 67.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 97 residents
- State safety percentile
- 82.6th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +7.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault312
- Drug Offences683
- Other Property Damage377
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1678
- Traffic And Related Offences309
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
Amenities
10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Playground (2)
- GCCCPublic toilets
- Shelter (3)
- Cabbage Tree Point Boat RampSlipway
- Horizon ShoresSlipway
- Sports field
- Woongoolba Bowling ClubSports field
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Charlie Hammel ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- 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)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 43.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 41% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2639th in Australia
- State rank
- 616th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #84 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #261 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cabbage Tree Point Boat Rampamenitiesslipway
- GCCCamenitiestoilets
- Horizon Shoresamenitiesslipway
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Shelteramenitiesshelter
- Shelteramenitiesshelter
- Shelteramenitiesshelter
- Sports fieldamenitiespitch
- Woongoolba Bowling Clubamenitiespitch
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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