Tony Fitzgerald
AllenWargent Property Buyers
Gold Coast, QLD+10
Regional Queensland · Gold Coast
A Gold Coast beachside suburb in the City of Gold Coast area, at the southern end of the G:link light rail. Homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Last reviewed 25 October 2026
Market snapshot
Estimate, not an official figure · September 2026
Median house
$1.65M - $2.25M
Mid-band $1.95Mspread 31%
Median unit
$1.05M - $1.45M
Mid-band $1.25Mspread 32%
Rental yield
3.1% to 4.1%
Gross yield on house stock. Premium suburbs compress.
Price growth for Burleigh Heads is not shown. Our estimates for May and September 2026 gave five-year figures more than 10 points apart, and no licensed sales data is available to check which is right.
Before you buy
Passenger services on the G:link light rail extension to Burleigh Heads began on 9 August 2026, and Burleigh Heads station is the line's southern end.
The beachfront at Burleigh Heads is mapped in the City Plan coastal erosion hazard overlay, with a seawall line and foreshore setback. Ask the council what applies to a beachfront address. Parts of Burleigh Heads are also in the City Plan flood overlay as needing a flood assessment, so use the council's flood level search for the address.
The City Plan has provisions for the character of Burleigh Heads Village, added in 2018. David Fleay Wildlife Park is on the Queensland Heritage Register, and the council's local heritage register includes places with Burleigh Heads addresses, such as the former De Luxe Theatre on Goodwin Terrace and the Norfolk pines on the foreshore. Check the address before you plan works.
Burleigh Heads State School takes enrolments by catchment area.
Residential Tenancies Authority bond data for the September 2026 quarter puts the median weekly rent for a new Burleigh Heads tenancy at $1,400 for a four-bedroom house and $875 for a two-bedroom unit. That quarter, the Residential Tenancies Authority recorded 196 new bonds.
At the 2021 Census, 46.7% of Burleigh Heads homes were flats or apartments, 39.0% were separate houses and 13.8% were semi-detached or townhouses.
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Why a buyers agent
In Burleigh Heads, the beachfront has its own erosion controls, the village has character provisions, and the light rail now reaches the suburb. A buyers agent who works the Gold Coast checks the overlays for each home on your shortlist, prices it against the sales closest to it, and negotiates or bids at auction for you.
G:link trams have run to Burleigh Heads since 9 August 2026. An agent weighs how far each home is from a station.
Beachfront land is mapped in the coastal erosion hazard overlay. An agent asks the council what applies to the address.
The council's heritage register lists places with Burleigh Heads addresses, and the village has character provisions. An agent checks the address before you bid.
The Queensland Revenue Office charges no transfer duty on a first home valued at $700,000 or less, and the first home concession ends at $800,000. An agent with your conveyancer checks whether the home you choose qualifies before you sign.
Compare
| Metric | This suburbBurleigh Heads | NearbyPalm Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house | $1.65M - $2.25M | Not available |
| Median unit | $1.05M - $1.45M | Not available |
| Year-on-year growth | Not available | Not available |
| 5-year growth | Not available | Not available |
| Rental yield | 3.1% to 4.1% | Not available |
| Postcode | 4220 | 4221 |
Snapshot date varies by suburb; see individual suburb pages for figures.
The place
Burleigh Heads had 10,572 residents at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 42. It is in the City of Gold Coast area.
At the 2021 Census, 33.8% of Burleigh Heads homes were owned outright and 29.4% with a mortgage. The median weekly rent at that Census was $480 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,058.
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Editorial review: 25 October 2026.
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