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Gold Coast Suburb Intelligence

Burleigh Heads

Health-conscious professionals, young families, surf culture. The Gold Coast's most established independent hospitality strip.

CAUTIONBest fit: Cafe (67/100)

Composite score

63

Risk signal

Site availability — vacancy is estimated below 2%

Rent guide

$4,500–$9,000/mo (indicative)

Competition

Medium-high

Demand type

Mixed — strong year-round resident base plus significant tourist overlay in peak periods

Factor Breakdown

Five-factor model output

This suburb uses the same Gold Coast scoring engine as the parent page, so the factor values below are the direct inputs behind the final verdict.

9/10
Demand
7/10
Rent cost
6/10
Competition
3/10
Seasonality
3/10
Tourism dep

Business Suitability

Cafe, restaurant, and retail fit

These are the existing weighted outputs from the shared Gold Coast model, not hand-written verdicts.

Cafe suitability67
Restaurant suitability62
Retail suitability58

Why This Score

What is driving the caution verdict in Burleigh Heads?

Demand 9/10 is the primary driver — this suburb has the strongest year-round resident demand on the coast. Rent 7/10 and Competition 6/10 apply meaningful headwinds, partially offset by very low Seasonality Risk 3/10. Retail scores lower because the strip has limited street-level retail frontage relative to hospitality.

Demand pattern

Mixed — strong year-round resident base plus significant tourist overlay in peak periods

Competition reality

Medium-high

Rent guide

$4,500–$9,000/mo (indicative)

Primary risk

Site availability — vacancy is estimated below 2%

Risk + Opportunity

Key takeaways

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Demand strength is 9/10, which supports mixed — strong year-round resident base plus significant tourist overlay in peak periods.

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Rent pressure sits at 7/10 and the current guide range of $4,500–$9,000/mo (indicative) means fixed costs will punish weak execution quickly.

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James Street commercial vacancy is estimated below 2% based on observed operator churn. The primary constraint is accessing a site, not generating demand once you have one.

Next Step

Use this suburb page as a filter, not the final lease decision

Burleigh Heads is strongest for specialty cafe, quality casual dining, wellness studio, lifestyle retail. The suburb verdict tells you whether the market conditions are supportive, but exact street position and tenancy economics still decide whether an individual site works.

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