Tugun QLD 4224
Tugun is in Gold Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4224, with population 7,175.
Strong evidence
Tugun has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Hospitals, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Tugun rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Tugun rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $800/wk.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Tugun has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Hospitals, and Transport. 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.
Market rent, Crime, Hospitals, Transport
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Schools
Tugun currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices, Schools.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Property prices, Schools
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Price history
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Full data detail
Tugun QLD
Tugun is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area (postcode 4224). With a population of 7,175, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $800. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
Public transport access includes 24 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,745 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Tugun is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area (postcode 4224). With a population of 7,175, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $800. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
Public transport access includes 24 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,745 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Tugun FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Tugun in?
Tugun is in the Gold Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4224. 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 typical weekly rent in Tugun?
The median weekly rent in Tugun is $800/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 Tugun?
Rent-pressure candidate: Tugun 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 Tugun a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Tugun show: Stable, Steady. 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 Tugun?
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 Tugun 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.