- Median age53
- Aged 65+30.6%
- Under 2521.9%
- Median household income$1,336/wk
- Median rent$350/wk
Where the mortgage is already paid off.
Scarborough sits on the point where the Redcliffe peninsula meets Moreton Bay, and its economy runs on people who arrived, liked the view and stayed. The suburb holds 9,178 people with a median age of 53, and 30.6% of them are over 65, already retired or winding down rather than starting out. Household income sits at $1,336 a week, comfortable rather than flush: the income of people who own the home outright and spend on quality of life rather than mortgage repayments.
A podiatrist setting up near the esplanade isn't finding empty space: 640 local businesses already trade in Scarborough, most chasing the same unhurried, comfortable customers who take their time choosing and then stay loyal for years. With 30.6% of the suburb over 65 and a median age of 53, a website here needs large type, real contrast and buttons a thumb can hit first go, not a clever scroll effect nobody over 60 asked for. Rental, hiring & real estate is the fourth-largest trade across Moreton Bay at 2,959 businesses, health care & social assistance close behind at 2,793, and that pairing is the coastline's real economy: real estate agents selling the downsizers' homes, physiotherapists and GPs treating them once they've moved. A number hidden in a photo instead of typed out costs a booking here, when the next option is a five-minute drive.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Scarborough brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
The Scarborough market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Scarborough itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Moreton Bay area. This is the market your website sells into.
- Moreton Bay total33,587
- Solo / non-employing19,717
- 1–4 staff9,851
- 5–19 staff3,168
- 20+ staff851
88% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
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Construction7,624
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Professional, scientific & technical services4,173
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Transport, postal & warehousing3,054
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Rental, hiring & real estate2,959
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Health care & social assistance2,793
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Other services2,284
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
What Scarborough businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
For a physio, podiatrist or GP clinic that needs online booking, so patients confirm a time without a phone call during business hours.
- Online appointment booking
- Mobile-first, large-type layout
- Google Maps and opening hours
- Patient intake forms built in
For a builder, electrician or plumber doing renovations along the coast, with a quote form that gets the job before a competitor calls back.
- Photo gallery of past renovations
- Instant quote request form
- Click-to-call on every page
- Local SEO for Scarborough and Redcliffe
For a real estate or rental agency listing property along the bay, with search filters and enquiry forms that convert downsizers into leads.
- Property listings with search filters
- Enquiry and appraisal request forms
- Suburb profile and market pages
- Fast load on mobile for viewings
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Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
In a town of ~640 businesses there might be one or two people building websites, if they're taking work on. We put your brief in front of vetted developers across Australia and hand you three written quotes to compare, in 24 hours.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
With a median age of 53 and 30.6% of locals over 65, we match developers who design for readability, fast regional connections and easy booking, not design-award vanity.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
Scarborough questions.
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Scarborough businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedThe full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedThe ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedHosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's includedDevelopers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Scarborough, by registered businesses in Moreton Bay. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.