Benowa QLD 4217
Benowa is in Gold Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4217, with population 9,889.
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Benowa has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Benowa rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Benowa rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $1050/wk.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Benowa has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
No major visible gaps in the current status panel.
Benowa currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Benowa QLD
Benowa is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area (postcode 4217). With a population of 9,889, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $100K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Benowa is $1.8 million, having surged 20% over the past year. Units have a median price of $870,000 (-4.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $1050. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Benowa is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1075, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 17 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 2 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,745 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Benowa offers a gross rental yield of 3.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.8M/$1.1M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 18.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +20.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Benowa is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area (postcode 4217). With a population of 9,889, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $100K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Benowa is $1.8 million, having surged 20% over the past year. Units have a median price of $870,000 (-4.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $1050. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Benowa is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1075, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 17 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 2 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,745 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Benowa offers a gross rental yield of 3.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.8M/$1.1M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 18.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +20.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Benowa FAQ
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What LGA is Benowa in?
Benowa is in the Gold Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4217. Council-level context for Gold Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Benowa?
The current median house price in Benowa, QLD is $1.8M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Benowa?
The median weekly rent in Benowa is $1050/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Benowa?
Rent-pressure candidate: Benowa rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Benowa a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Benowa show: Moderate Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Benowa?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Benowa data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.