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Burleigh Heads Market Update 1st Half 2026

In Q4 2025, Burleigh Heads* had a median house price of $1,790,000and a median unit price of $1,200,000.This represents annual (Q4 2024 - Q4 2025)price growth of 13.8%for houses and 17.1% forunits. Comparing Q4 2024and Q4 2025,total sales decreased by -15.3% (to 177sales in Q4 2025)for houses and by -9.8% (to 296 sales in Q4 2025)for units. This highlights a clear undersupply forboth property types, which along with lower interest rates have stimulated price growth Units saw higher price growth than houses, due to its more affordable price and less house stock available As a result, many house buyers have turned to units.

HOUSE SALES

HALF YEAR CHANGE FROM LAST HOUSE MEDIAN PRICE

HOUSE RENTAL PRICE

SALES

Burleigh Heads£ will see approximately $113.2Mofnewprojectscommencing constructionin2026

PRICE

RENTAL PRICE

MEDIAN PRICE Q4 2025

AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET Q4 2025

42 $1.8M $1.2M

MEDIAN PRICE Q4 2025

AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET Q4 2025

$850 HOUSE UNIT

A main industrial project planned in 2026 is Pacific Highway Warehouse Units & Self Storage Units, which will construct 9 conventional warehouse units (2404.8sq m combined GFA) & 12self storage units (1802.8sq m combined GFA) over 3building pods. Key residential projects include:

• 1929Gold Coast Highway Apartments (56 Apartments)

• 166 The Esplanade (28 Units)

• 17Tallebudgera Creek Road Townhouses (9 Townhouses)

• 15 George Street (5 Villas)

Although there are many residential and mixed-use projects planned for 2026; it will deliver units/apartments. Further, compared toQ4 2025sales (177houses and 296 units) this is not enough. Without any new houses in the pipeline the undersupply remains New development also takes time to build. Thus,in the short-term higher property prices are very likely.

20 19 $1,185 21 Townhouses 123Units/ Apartments

AVERAGE VENDOR DISCOUNT*

Average vendor discount reflects the average percentage difference between the first list price and final sold price. A lower percentage difference (closer to 0.0%) suggests that buyers are willing to purchase close to the first asking price of a property.

Change from Listing to Sale Price House Unit

Average vendor discounts between Q4 2024and Q4 2025 have tightened to -1.0% forhouses, while it swung toa premium of 0.3% for units. The Burleigh Heads* house market still benefit buyers, with owners accepting a slight discount to the first list price. Thatsaid, with a tighter discount it is shifting towards a seller's market. without any new houses planned in 2026, buyers need to act fast

The suburb of Burleigh Heads has outperformed the wider Gold Coast Local Government Area (LGA) in house and unit median prices for the past 5 years. This continued to be the case in 2025,for both property types. The suburb of Burleigh Heads remain a premium suburb, especially with a faster price growth rate compared to Gold Coast LGA.

Most the homes sold in Burleigh Heads* across 2025were in the most affordable price brackets below $1,649,999for houses (47.4%) and below $1,049,999for units (45.7%). This benefits buyers. The premium price point is strong, with 31.5%of houses sold above $1,950,000.This is good news for owners. Interestingly only 5.9% of units were sold in the premium price point ofabove $1,350,000.Thus, buyers must act fast, before the price trend shifts up even higher.

MARKET COMPARISON

Burleigh Heads (4220) House

Gold Coast LGA House

Burleigh Heads (4220) Unit Gold Coast LGA Unit

$2,000,000

$1,000,000 $1,500,000

$0 $500,000

The market comparison graph provides a comparative trend for median price of houses and units over the past 5 years. The main LGA chosen was based on their proximity to the main suburb analysed, which is Burleigh Heads.

PRICE BREAKDOWN 2025

$1,050,000to$1,149,999

$1,150,000 to $1,249,999

$1,250,000 to $1,349,999

$1,350,000 and above

RENTAL GROWTH 2025€

House rental yield in Burleigh Heads¥ was 3.0%as of December 2025,below Gold Coast Main (3.5%) but higher than Brisbane Metro (2.9%). This is paired with a 3.0% growth in the median house rental price in the past 12months to Q4 2025,to $1,185per week; and a -9.5% decrease in the number of housed rented (to 95 houses in Q4 2025). This indicates an undersupplied and competitive house rental market in Burleigh Heads¥, which is beneficial to investors.

3-bedroom houses have provided investors with +14.6% rental growth annually, achieving a median rent of $1,100per week.

Burleigh Heads¥ recorded a vacancy rate of 1.9%in December 2025, higher than the Gold Coast Main average of 1.3% and Brisbane Metro’s 1.2%. Vacancy rates have increased in the past 12 months, due to investors re-entering the market. However, a 1.9%vacancy rate is still below the Real Estate Institute of Australia’s healthy benchmark of 3.0%, indicating quicker occupancy of rental homes in Burleigh Heads¥. This creates a conducive and sustainable environment for investors, even if property prices (thus entry prices) have increased in the past 12months.

RENTAL VACANCY RATES 2025

Burleigh Heads (4220) Gold Coast Main Brisbane Metro REIA 'Healthy' Benchmark

BurleighHeads (4220)

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MAP 2026 ₳

BURLEIGH HEADS

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* Burleigh Heads sales market data and key indicators encapsulates aggregate property market conditions within the postcodes of 4220 and 4221.

** Estimated values are based on construction value provided by the relevant data authority and does not reflect commercial and/or re-sale value.

# 2025 encapsulates sales transactions for the full year 2025 (01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025).

€ Annual rental growth is a comparison between Q4 2024 (01/10/2024 – 31/12/2024) and Q4 2025 (01/10/2025 – 31/12/2025) house median rent figures.

¥ Burleigh Heads rental market data encapsulates aggregate property conditions within the postcode of 4220.

§ Rental yields shown are as reported as of December 2025.

₳ Project development map showcases a sample of upcoming projects only, due to accuracy of addresses provided by the data provider for geocoding purposes.

£ Projects refers to the top developments within the suburb of Burleigh Heads.

µ Estimated value is the value of construction costs provided by relevant data authority, it does not reflect the project’s sale/commercial value.

ψ Commencement date quoted for each project is an approximate only, as provided by the relevant data authority, PRD does not hold any liability to the exact date.

Source: APM Pricefinder, Cordell Connect database, SQM Research, Esri ArcGIS.

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