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Suburb profile ·Gold Coast LGA · QLD ·4211

Clagiraba QLD 4211

Clagiraba is in Gold Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4211, with population 651.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$475/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
651
651 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
15,278
864 added 12mo · 98MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,167
Median rent · wk$475
Investor profile

Who invests in Clagiraba

Owner-occupied 89%Rented 11%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.6%
1,830 of 4,118 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,686/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,118
Reported capital gains2,696
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

85% of homes here are owner-occupied and 11% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

85% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,058/mo — owning runs $109/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$121K
Median rent · wk
$475
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$121K household · yr+51.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$123K
Household
$121K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
17
$650-999
10
$1,000-1,499
30
$1,500-1,999
19
$2,000-2,999
40
$3,000-3,999
29
$4,000+
32

At the median asking rent, about 36% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,583/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (210 households)
Owned outright
31%
Owned with mortgage
54%
Rented
11%
Dwelling structure3.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 78% drive, 0% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 17% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
5,725
5,725 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,725
Total incidents5,725· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault78623%
  • Break And Enter52316%
  • Drug Offences1,73251%
  • Fraud32910%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 95.3% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~95.3%
~95.3% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~62.8% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Conservation
Public / Open space 41% Other 28% Rural / Green wedge 24% Residential 1%
Residential density: Low

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Queensland council planning-scheme zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

4,506 people · 20225,057 by 2032 (+12.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Guanaba - Springbrook SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Clagiraba QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Clagiraba (postcode 4211) is a small community in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area. It is home to about 651 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 3 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 +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $475 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,725 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$475
Population growth · Gold Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)691,230
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+1.8%
20012025
Development · Gold Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6,433
Houses 16%Units 84%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Gold Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4211ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
1,830 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,686/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,118
Reported capital gains2,696
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population651
Median age41
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,319
Personal income · wk$914
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,836 → $2,319
Change+26.3%
vs QLD median+8.3 pp
Median rent+18.8%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Gold Coast LGAAIHW
Public2
Private14
Gold Coast University Hospitalpublic
Robina Hospitalpublic
Currumbin Clinicprivate
Gold Coast Private Hospitalprivate
Icon Cancer Centre Southportprivate
John Flynn Private Hospitalprivate
+10 more in Gold Coast LGA
Aged care · Gold Coast LGAGEN
Facilities63
Residential places5,356
Ozcare Ozanam Villa - Burleigh167 places
Bupa Tugun166 places
TriCare Cypress Gardens Aged Care Residence166 places
Blue Care Labrador Aged Care Facility161 places
Infinite Care Ashmore157 places
Estia Health Mudgeeraba155 places
+57 more in Gold Coast LGA
Childcare · Gold Coast LGAACECQA
Services330
Approved places30,612
Exceeding NQS41
PCYC Caningeraba Fun Squad240 places
Harmony Early Education Hope Island230 places
Currumbin Kids Club200 places
Marymount OSHC195 places
Robina State School Outside School Hours Care195 places
Cubby Care Early Learning - Coomera190 places
+324 more in Gold Coast LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Clagiraba leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Clagiraba is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Clagiraba feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Guanaba better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +200 · adds house price coverage · rent same $

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Springbrook better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$125/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Alberton better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop -100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$112/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Clagiraba FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Clagiraba in?

    Clagiraba is in the Gold Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4211. Council-level context for Gold Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Clagiraba?

    The median weekly rent in Clagiraba is $475/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Clagiraba a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Clagiraba show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Clagiraba?

    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.

  5. How often is the Clagiraba 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.