Suburb report · QLD 4212
Hope Island
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Population
17,822
Hope Island suburb profile
Who lives in Hope Island
At 55km from central Brisbane, Hope Island sits well beyond the inner and middle suburbs. Hope Island is home to 17,822 people, a scale matched by fewer than 4% of Queensland suburbs. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 15 by population. Hope Island has one of the older populations in Queensland, a median age of 49 against 39 statewide. Against the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it is older than 429 and younger than 90.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $112,400, higher than 67% of Queensland suburbs. On household income it ranks 116 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Tenure is balanced for Queensland: 71.9% owner-occupied and 28.1% renting. 239 of the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD have a higher ownership share.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 5,593 occupied private dwellings in Hope Island, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. Couples without children are the largest household type at 42.5%, with families with children at 35.3% and people living alone at 18.9%. On the share of families with children it ranks 370 of 526 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. The 35.3% share of families with children sits below most of Queensland, at the 24th percentile. The 42.5% share of couples without children is among the highest in Queensland.
Housing supply
Approvals eased to 313 in the year to June 2025 across the Hope Island statistical area, below its 2020 to 2024 average of 445 a year. Supply figures here are for the Hope Island statistical area, home to 18,253 residents in 2025, which closely matches Hope Island. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 17.1 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3.2 for the median Queensland area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 194 in 2021 to 733 in 2022.
Population trend
The population of the Hope Island statistical area surged 27.5% from 2020 to 2025, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 21.2 points ahead. That rate is faster than 96% of Queensland statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 3.9% in 2021 to 6.1% in 2024.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Coomera differs most on the median age: 31 there against 49 in Hope Island. Coombabah is the closest match on the owner-occupied share, at 71.1% against 71.9%. Helensvale, 6km away, has 20,720 residents and a median household income of $115,900.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.