Central Gold Coast · QLD 4215
The Gold Coast's CBD — the Health and Knowledge Precinct, a planned 2032 arena and the Spit renewal.
* Sample market figures for layout testing — live Domain data is wired in before launch.
4 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.
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.
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.
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.