The Gold Coast property market continues to persist, so look for strong results across multiple metrics.
Burleigh Waters and Ormeau are expected to lead property price growth on the Gold Coast by 2026, according to a leading property analyst.
The Leaders of growth report – a collaboration between Finance Better and Hotspotting – ranks every Australian capital and regional market.
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The Gold Coast has been a standout location for some time and will remain so in 2026.
6 Bloomfield Court, Ormeau recently sold for $1.19 million. Source: realestate.com.au
While Brisbane came in first place nationwide, regional Queensland, including the Gold Coast, came in seventh, with the two Glitter Strip suburbs highlighted in the top 10 suburbs for regional Queensland.
The Burleigh Waters unit market and Ormeau housing market were both in the top 10 suburbs in regional Queensland expected to outperform by 2026.
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Hotspotting founder Terry Ryder and Finance Better founder Louis Velasquez.
Finance Better founder Louis Velasquez said the analysis showed that the top locations on the
Gold Coast continued to deliver strong results across multiple metrics.
“The Gold Coast market, which has been rising strongly for five years, continues to deliver,” he said.
“In the Burleigh Waters housing market, 58 percent of sales were above asking price, while in the Ormeau housing market, 62 percent of sales were above asking price,” Velasquez said.
“Both locations have very low vacancy rates of less than 1 percent, rental prices are rising and the time it takes to sell a property averages 32 days.”
8/20-24 Barbet Place, Burleigh Waters sold for $940,000. Source: realestate.com.au
Mr Velasquez said the Gold Coast’s northern growth corridor in particular, including Ormeau, continued to attract homebuyers and investors, with major new infrastructure projects having an impact.
Hotspotting founder Terry Ryder said the Gold Coast had been a standout location for some time and would remain so in 2026.
“The market in particular is benefiting from a phenomenon we are seeing in many parts of Australia, which is increasing demand in the unit markets,” Mr Ryder said.
“Unit markets, especially in areas like the Gold Coast, offer buyers the opportunity to secure a home in a lifestyle location and often in a better location than most people can afford in the housing market.”
6101/12 Executive Drive, Burleigh Waters traded for $865,000. Source: realestate.com.au
Other regional Queensland suburbs that made the top 10 included the Sunshine Coast markets of Birtinya (units) and Parrearra (units), Cairns’ Edmonton (houses) and Manoora (units).
Townsville’s Aitkenvale (houses), Mackay’s Bucasia (houses) and Toowoomba’s Newtown (units) also made the top 10 list.
6 Bloomfield Court, Ormeau recently sold for $1.19 million. Source: realestate.com.au
The report also found that 62 percent of Queensland regional markets recorded positive reviews, with 30 percent or more of properties selling above asking price.
Eight capital cities and six regional markets were analyzed for the report.
The cities and regional markets were ranked based on six metrics – sales volume, sold above asking price, vacancy rate, days on market, rental growth and infrastructure spending – to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of each place.
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