Central Gold Coast · QLD 4215
The Gold Coast's CBD — the Health and Knowledge Precinct, a planned 2032 arena and the Spit renewal.
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12 major approvals in the pipeline — significant new supply could soften rents short-term before population absorbs it.
A 9.5-hectare commercial cluster being developed to deliver up to 200,000sqm of life-sciences, health and technology space and around 12,000 jobs.
The Queensland Government's $60 million Spit Master Plan is progressively delivering community infrastructure and waterfront tourism sites at the Southport Spit.
A minimum 12,000-seat arena planned at Carey Park, Southport, as a basketball venue and legacy facility for the Brisbane 2032 Games.
Declared under the Economic Development Act 2012, the Southport PDA covers 198.3ha including the former Gold Coast Hospital site, the Aquatic Centre and Broadwater Parklands. Economic Development Queensland — not the Council — assesses development applications within it.
A twin-tower approval at 1 & 6 Park Lane comprising a 101-storey (393.5m) residential tower and a 60-storey commercial office tower — set to become Australia's tallest building, surpassing Q1 and Australia 108.
A high-density development featuring 146 total units (73 multiple dwellings and 73 short-term accommodation units), plus commercial retail, food/drink, and health care services.
626-apartment over-55s lifestyle resort by David Devine at 60 Marine Parade (1.4 hectares), featuring three towers, wellness amenities, and Broadwater views. Development application lodged on former Star of the Sea school site within Southport PDA.
Queensland government released a 5,420m² site on Scarborough Street within the Southport PDA for high-density or mixed-use development. The release supports housing supply with fast-tracked approvals through PDA framework.
A Material Change of Use application for a multiple dwelling development comprising 10 residential units at 22 Minnie Street, Southport.
A Material Change of Use application for a 40-unit multiple dwelling development located in the Southport CBD precinct.
A Material Change of Use application for a 34-unit multiple dwelling complex specifically designated for affordable/social housing at 58 Ridgeway Avenue, Southport.
A Material Change of Use application for a 54-unit multiple dwelling development located in Southport.
A material change of use application for a multiple dwelling development comprising 35 units at 77 Pohlman Street, Southport.
A material change of use application for a multiple dwelling development comprising 30 community housing units at 21 Minnie Street, Southport.
The application seeks approval for a Material Change of Use for 68 multiple dwelling units at 44 Eugaree Street, Southport.
Brisbane-based Azure acquired 1.7-hectare site at 1 Clarke Street, Southport within Health & Knowledge precinct. Project delivers 100 apartments within Lumina commercial/innovation precinct. Sales launch scheduled H2 2026.
Material Change of Use application for a 28-dwelling residential development at 125 Eugaree Street, Southport. This represents a medium-density infill project in a prime Gold Coast CBD-adjacent precinct.
Quest Southport, a 90-unit new-build aparthotel at 29-31 Lather Street, has officially opened. The property features studios to three-bedroom apartments, each with kitchenettes or full kitchens, plus rooftop pool, fitness centre, and on-site parking. This marks meaningful hospitality infrastructure addition to Southport CBD and demonstrates investor confidence in the precinct's transformation. The property is the second Quest developed by Vecchio Group and signals growing serviced apartment demand in Southport as the city establishes itself as the Gold Coast's CBD.
Southport has 3 active infrastructure projects, headlined by Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct (Lumina) (under construction). Investment spans commercial, other. The median house price is around $1.14m, with auction clearance strengthening and days on market falling; gross rental yield is about 3.49%.
Southport sits on this corridor. Two independent university studies tracked property values near light rail stations from 1996 to 2016. Here's what actually happened — not a projection, a record.
This is historical research on the Gold Coast's existing light rail (Stages 1–2) — not a guarantee any future project repeats it. We show it because it's the most rigorously documented Gold Coast precedent for how transit signals have actually played out here, and it's why AusProp surfaces planning and funding signals rather than waiting for ribbon-cuttings.