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PRD Helensvale - Northern Gold Coast Market Research 2026

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Southeast Queensland–Median House Price

• GoldCoastisapremiummarket, withhighest5yrs&10yrsgrowth

• Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast are well over $1M price

• AcrossSEQmedianhouseprice havecontinuedtogrowdespite cashratehikesin2022.

• Resilienceduetoundersupply.

Northern Gold Coast House Market (4208, 4209,4212)

Note:SouthernGold Coast marketdata encapsulates aggregatepropertymarketconditions within the suburbs of Coolangatta, Currumbin,Palm Beach, Tugun, and Elanora. PreparedbyPRDResearch.Source:APMPricefinder.© PRD2026.

NorthernGoldCoastmedianhouse pricehavecontinuedtoincrease, duetoanundersupplyofstock

NorthernGoldCoast$1,100,000*

• 1Y: 12.2%, +$120,000

• 5Y: 89.0%, +518,000 (17.8%p.a.)

• 10Y: +123.0%, +$606,667 (12.3%p.a.)

In 2025,NorthernGoldCoastis still the most affordablehousemarket comparedto:

• Greater Brisbane: $1,350,000

• Gold Coast:$1,507,500

• Southern GoldCoast: $1,753,000

NorthernGoldCoasthousemarket have proven to be incrediblyresilient, eventhroughperiodsof highercash rates(2022 2023).

Northern Gold Coast House Market (4208, 4209,4212)

NorthernGoldCoastmedianhouse pricehavecontinuedtoincrease, duetoanundersupplyofstock. 2021sawapeakinsales.Thisisdue toultralowcashrate,FHBstimulus, andpost-COVIDbuyers. Sincethen,thenumberofavailable stockhavedeclined,whilstdemand haveremainedhigh.

MedianHousePrice2025:$1,100,000

• 1Y: +12.2%, +$120,000

• 5Y: +89.0%, +518,000 (17.8%p.a.)

• 10Y: +123.0%, +$606,667 (12.3%p.a.)

NumberofHouseSales2025:2,472

• 2024 sales: 2,808

PreparedbyPRDResearch.Source:APMPricefinder.© PRD2026.

• 2021 sales: 3,875

• 10yrs average: 2,673

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Northern Gold Coast Unit Market (4208, 4209, 4212)

NorthernGoldCoastmedianunit pricehavecontinuedtoincrease, muchlikethehousemarket.

Note:SouthernGold Coast marketdata encapsulates aggregatepropertymarketconditions within the suburbs of Coolangatta, Currumbin,Palm Beach, Tugun, and Elanora.

PreparedbyPRDResearch.Source:APMPricefinder.© PRD2026.

NorthernGoldCoast$835,000*

• 1Y: 4.0%, +$32,000

• 5Y: 59.5%, +311,650 (11.9%p.a.)

• 10Y: +113.9%, +$444,600 (11.4%p.a.)

In 2025,the Northern Gold Coast unit market is on par with the GoldCoast:

• Greater Brisbane: $750,000

• Gold Coast: $865,000

• Southern GoldCoast: $1,079,000 2025saw a slowermedian unit price growth than the past 5years. This createsa uniqueopportunityforfirst homebuyers. Thatsaid,long term capitalgrowth trajectoryis intact, evenwithmoreunits on the market.

Northern Gold Coast Unit Market (4208, 4209, 4212)

Medianunit priceis 24.1%lowerthan medianhouseprice;withsimilar5yrs and 10yrscapitalgrowthto houses.

PreparedbyPRDResearch.Source:APMPricefinder.© PRD2026.

COVIDperiod(2020–2022)saw the strongestgrowthphase,witha peak numberof salesin 2021. Significant dropin availablestocksincethen.

Medianunit pricecontinuedto grow evenwithhighercashratesin 2022.

MedianUnitPrice2025:$835,000

• 1Y: 4.0%, +$32,000

• 5Y: 59.5%, +311,650 (11.9%p.a.)

• 10Y: +113.9%, +$444,600 (11.4%p.a.)

NumberofUnitSales2025:1,136

• 2024 sales: 1,317

• 2021 sales: 2,255

• 10yrs average: 1,165

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NorthernGoldCoastMedianUnitPirces

Gold Coast City Council Total Planned Supply

Note: The number of units, apartments, townhouses, dwellings, lots identified is based on known DA-approved projects, each year, as provided by the relevant authorities. Prepared by PRD Research. Source: Cordell Connect – data downloaded February 2026. © PRD 2026.

Northern Gold Coast Total Planned Supply

Note: The number of units, apartments, townhouses, dwellings, lots identified is based on known DA-approved projects, each year, as provided by the relevant authorities. Prepared by PRD Research. Source: Cordell Connect – data downloaded February 2026. © PRD 2026.

Housing Supply – Gold Coast City

• 2021wasapivotalmoment indemandvssupply,asthe populationchangewasfar aboveconstructionofnew housingsupply.

• Improvement in 2023/2024, as population change did drop. However, construction of new supply also dropped.

• In2024-2025thereismore constructionofnewsupply thanpopulationgrowth, whichispositive.BUTwe arestillplayingcatchup withthesupplyneededin 2021onwards.

• Because of this, demand is projected to outstrip supply for the short/medium term.

• Morepropertypricegrowth intheshortterm.

Supply vs Demand –

Units/Apartments Townhouses Houses Vacant Land House Sales Unit Sales

Note: Demand is based on the number of sales recorded each year, with 2026 and 2027 demand a projection based on past 10yrs (2015-2025) average sales. Supply is based on known DA-approved projects provided by the relevant authorities. Prepared by PRD Research. Source: APMPricefinderand CordellConnect – data downloaded February2026.© PRD 2026.

• Inthepast10yrs,thereisa consistentimbalancein supplyanddemandin NorthernGoldCoast.

• Thelargestgapoccurredin 2021,reachingashortfallof 5,082homes.

• Stand-alone houses supply have declined sharply, now replaced with units and townhouses.

• Significantlypushedup medianhouseprices, at the same time also units and townhouse prices (as house buyers redirect their budget to unit or townhouse).

• Structuralundersupplyis placingcontinuousupward pressureonpricing.

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