Surfers Paradise, QLD
Coastal city and coastal properties summary
Median unit price: $400,000
Median house price: $1,800,000
Distance from capital city: 1 hour 4 minute drive to Brisbane CBD
Beaches: 16 beaches within 15km of Surfers Paradise
Surfers Paradise has long been a popular coastal city in Australia due to being the major city of the Gold Coast region. With beaches and many shopping centres available to keep you busy during the day, Surfers Paradise is well known for its lively nightlife. The low price of units in this city along with the proximity to Brisbane and the fun lifestyle showcased has led to Surfers Paradise units becoming the most enquired suburb in Queensland for first home buyers and investors from April to September 2020.
Tugun, QLD
Coastal city and coastal properties summary
Median unit price: $496,500
Median house price: $730,000
Distance from capital city: 1 hour 9 minutes to Brisbane CBD
Beaches: 16 beaches within 10km of Tugun
Similarly to Surfers Paradise, Tugun is a coastal town in the Gold Coast region, however Tugun is viewed as quite a different lifestyle to that of Surfers Paradise due to having a more small town feel. Unlike Surfers Paradise, Tugun does not boast about a thriving nightlife, yet the appeal comes from its homey streets, offering a more relaxing lifestyle, while still only being just over an hour away from Brisbane’s CBD. These factors as well as the lower house prices when compared to Surfers Paradise showcases Tugun’s increasing popularity as it has become the suburb in regional Queensland to receive the highest views per listing from April to September 2020.
Burleigh Heads, QLD
Coastal city and coastal properties summary
Median unit price: $570,000
Median house price: $910,000
Distance from capital city: 1 hour 5 minutes to Brisbane CBD
Beaches: 16 beaches within 7km of Burleigh Heads
Located in between Surfers Paradise and Tugun, Burleigh Heads is another great coastal town in the Gold Coast region of Queensland that has generated a lot of interest from home buyers recently. Although more of a tourist destination than Tugun, Burleigh Heads still benefits from a small town feel that you won't find in Surfers Paradise. It’s these attributes that make Burleigh Heads a thriving community and just behind Tugun as the suburb in regional Queensland with the 2nd highest views per listing on properties for sale between April and September 2020.