Who lives here
36,786
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age37
- Aged 65+19.3%
- Under 2527.7%
- Median household income$1,268/wk
- Median rent$410/wk
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast's working centre, not its beach strip.
Southport is the Gold Coast's working centre, not its beach strip. Gold Coast University Hospital, the Griffith University campus and the district court all sit here, and the industry mix across the Gold Coast council area backs that up: professional, scientific and technical services (11,181 businesses) and health care and social assistance (6,713) rank among the largest sectors in the region. The suburb itself carries 36,786 people and a household income of $1,268 a week, solid rather than flashy, the income of people who work in offices and wards rather than beachfront tourism.
'People find us through the hospital or the university, we don't need a website' is what a lot of Southport operators would say if you asked. That held up when patients and students arrived by word of mouth. It stops holding up once you clock that 27.7% of the suburb is under 25, a generation that books a physio, a rental inspection or a tutor through a phone and never opens a phone book to find one. A solicitor near the courts, a physio treating hospital referrals, a real estate agent handling that rental stock, or a cafe near the university needs a site that shows up in that search, because family income here runs to $1,569 a week and the money to say yes is already there. A site that ranks for those searches is the cheapest referral source a Southport business will get.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Southport brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Southport market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Southport itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Gold Coast area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~4,830
businesses in Southport (estimated*)
- Gold Coast total83,266
- Solo / non-employing52,343
- 1–4 staff21,663
- 5–19 staff7,072
- 20+ staff2,188
89% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Gold Coast (2025)
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Construction15,355
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Rental, hiring & real estate12,135
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Professional, scientific & technical services11,181
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Health care & social assistance6,713
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Transport, postal & warehousing5,633
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Retail trade5,079
*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.
Typical projects
What Southport businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Website
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and other trades working the Gold Coast's construction boom. A clear service list, past job photos and a quote form that gets a job into the pipeline without a phone tag.
- Quote request form
- Job photo gallery
- Service area listing
- Click-to-call on mobile
Professional Services Website
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For solicitors, accountants and real estate agents working near the courts and the CBD. A credible site that states qualifications, service areas and fees plainly, built to be checked before a call is made.
- Staff and credentials pages
- Service and fee outline
- Enquiry form with routing
- Local SEO for practice area
Health & Allied Booking Portal
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–8 weeks
For clinics and allied health practices near Gold Coast University Hospital. Online booking, patient intake forms and referral information built to handle real appointment volume.
- Online booking calendar
- Patient intake forms
- Referral pathway info
- SMS/email appointment reminders
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Why FindDevs in Southport
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Southport the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
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.
Built for Southport's actual customers.
The median age in Southport is 37. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
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.
FAQ
Southport questions.
It depends on the job. A trade or service site for a builder or tradie usually runs $3,000 – $8,000 and takes 2–4 weeks. A professional services site for a solicitor, accountant or real estate agent runs $3,500 – $9,500 over 3–5 weeks. A health or allied health practice needing online booking and patient intake typically runs $4,500 – $12,000 over 4–8 weeks. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to any of them.
Southport sits inside a Gold Coast council area where professional, scientific and technical services alone account for 11,181 businesses, so being findable matters more than being flashy at that scale. The most effective sites here answer the search directly: what you treat or handle, where you're located relative to the hospital or the courts, and how to book or enquire without a phone call. Local SEO built into the site from the start, not bolted on later, is what actually moves a business up the results a Southport client is scrolling through.
Not necessarily, and that's by design. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode. What matters is they understand your industry and your customer, whether that's a patient booking an appointment near the hospital or a client comparing solicitors before a call. You review three fixed-price quotes and pick the developer whose approach fits, regardless of where they're based.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Southport businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Southport, by registered businesses in Gold Coast. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
15,355
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
12,135
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
11,181
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
6,713
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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