Shopping centre sites on the Gold Coast

583,400 people within 20 km, what they spend, and where a centre or bulky goods store is allowed.

  • People within 20 km: about 583,400, in 45 districts.
  • Within 3 km of the centre: about 44,600.
  • Grocery spend: $5,604 a person a year (Queensland), about $3.3 billion in all.
  • Household goods spend: $2,563 a person, about $1.5 billion.
  • Traffic counts at 20,000+ vehicles a day: 54.
  • Zones searched (Gold Coast council): 3 for a supermarket, 3 for bulky goods.

Who lives there

DistrictPeople
Coomera22,900
Nerang - Mount Nathan22,000
Upper Coomera - North21,400
Helensvale20,300
Mudgeeraba - Bonogin20,200
Southport - South19,600
Southport - North19,600
Labrador19,300
From the centrePeople
Under 3 km44,600
3 to 7 km170,500
7 to 15 km253,100
15 to 20 km115,300

Main roads by traffic

RoadVehicles a day
Smith Street Connection Road70,296
Southport - Burleigh Road56,006
Gold Coast Highway (Helensvale - Southport)53,085
Labrador - Carrara Road50,274
Nerang - Broadbeach Road48,628
Gold Coast Highway (Broadbeach - Coolangatta)39,293
Southport - Nerang Road37,755
Burleigh Connection Road37,754

Zones the finder searches

Supermarket or centre

Centre, Neighbourhood centre, Mixed use.

Bulky goods

Mixed use, Low impact industry, Medium impact industry.

Queensland has no state-wide zoning: these are Gold Coast council's own zones. The finder ranks lots of 5,000 m² and up (4,000 m² for bulky goods) by zone, empty land, main-road frontage, size and distance from competitors.

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Last updated: 14 November 2026. Guide only. Confirm all results with a council planner before you rely on them.