The quick read on
QLD 4217 · Gold Coast
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Main Beach, Queensland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Main Beach QLD
Based on 5 sales in the preceding 12 months
Down 7.3% over 12 months
Based on 13 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Up 41.7% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
Main Beach has a 12-month growth rate of -7.3% for houses and 5.3% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,630,000 in Main Beach.
The median house rent has increased 41.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Main Beach is $1,650,000, which has increased 5.3% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $785,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,470,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $2,750,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $5,100,000 in Main Beach. The median rent for units and apartments in Main Beach is $1,000 per week and has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Main Beach is 2,560 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Rest of Qld.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Main Beach.
Overall crime rate
2,560
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withRest of Qld
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Main Beach QLD 4217 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
3,998 people call Main Beach home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,682 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
24.7% of workers in Main Beach worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Qld.
6.0% of Main Beach residents were born in New Zealand.
33.0% of people in Main Beach described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Main Beach QLD 4217.
5.9% of Main Beach's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
1,069 family households lived in Main Beach; 19.0% were couple families and 10.1% were one-parent families.
14.2% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Main Beach had 3,998 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
53.9% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 3.4% of occupied private dwellings in Main Beach.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 89.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
47.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
20.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
31.6% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Main Beach had 1.9 people.
One-person households made up 35.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 49.4%, while 5.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
24.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
51.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
3.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
5.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.
One-car households formed 51.1% of the total.
43.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
41.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 58.3% reported a different address.
26.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
79.6% of residents used only English at home.
8.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
26.0% of Main Beach's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.0% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 78.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 41.6% of ancestry responses in Main Beach.
Australian ancestry made up 23.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
26.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Managers accounted for 21.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.0% of workers, and education and training employed 9.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 51.6%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
25.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
55.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.0% reported asthma, 10.8% arthritis and 3.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
28.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 20.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,682 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,091.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $500 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 24.7% in Main Beach, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 47.7% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Renting accounted for 31.6% in Main Beach, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
The Census counted 1,069 local families, and 5.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
3-bedroom houses have a median around $2,630,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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