Robina, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Robina is a suburb of the Gold Coast, west of Broadbeach, and one of the first master-planned communities built in Australia. In 1980 the Singaporean developer Robin Loh and the local developer Arthur Earle bought a large tract of former grazing land in the southern Gold Coast and set about turning it into a planned residential and commercial hub, bringing in international urban designers to shape it. The name, gazetted in 1985, joins 'Robin', for Robin Loh, with an 'a' for Arthur Earle. Robina grew quickly into one of the Gold Coast's fastest-developing suburbs, gathering around the Robina Town Centre shopping complex, Robina Stadium, a branch library and the Greg Norman-designed Glades golf course. Bond University, Australia's first private university, has its main campus in the suburb, and Robina sits on the Gold Coast railway line with its own station. Largely built from a blank sheet within a single generation, it remains one of the country's better-known examples of a comprehensively planned community.
More advantaged than the national average
Robina is more socio-economically advantaged than about 76% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1035, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Robina a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Robina from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
76/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (76/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
4/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $540 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 4% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
80/100Plenty mapped nearby
About 115 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Robina at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 25,659
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,758
- SEIFA score
- 1035
- Local government area
- Gold Coast
- Coordinates
- -28.0712, 153.3919
Map of Robina
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Housing & property in Robina
What it costs to live in Robina and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $540
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 65%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 33%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Robina demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Robina demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Robina using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27% and 35% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4,219 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,539 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6,836 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6,066 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 5,002 | 19% |
Share of the 25,662 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,975 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3,058 | 33% |
| Rented | 3,098 | 33% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5,116 | 55% |
| Townhouses & semis | 2,962 | 32% |
| Flats & apartments | 1,286 | 14% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 9,377 occupied private dwellings in Robina.
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,002
- Median weekly personal income
- $772
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 8,656 (35%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4,428 (18%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 397 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 13,500 (66%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Employed full-time
- 6,959
- Employed part-time
- 4,657
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Robina
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Robina is January (average daytime high around 27.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.2°C). The area receives roughly 1098 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4°C | 21.9°C | 108 mm |
| Feb | 27.3°C | 21.8°C | 182 mm |
| Mar | 26.7°C | 21.2°C | 171 mm |
| Apr | 24.6°C | 18.7°C | 64 mm |
| May | 22.5°C | 16.1°C | 88 mm |
| Jun | 20.5°C | 13.9°C | 66 mm |
| Jul | 20.2°C | 12.7°C | 49 mm |
| Aug | 21.3°C | 13.3°C | 49 mm |
| Sep | 22.9°C | 15.1°C | 43 mm |
| Oct | 24.3°C | 17.4°C | 89 mm |
| Nov | 25.8°C | 19.1°C | 70 mm |
| Dec | 27°C | 20.8°C | 119 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Places in and around Robina
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
35 nearbyThai on the Hill · McDonald's · Kebab Hub · KFC · Subway · Little Viet Rolls
Parks & recreation
60 nearbyGold Coast District Cricket Club · Alpine Indoor Climbing · Kerrydale (Bill Pippin) Oval · Cheltenham Oval · Robina Roos Australian Football Club · Scottsdale Parklands
Shops & groceries
8 nearbyColes Central · Woolworths · EG Australia · Bakers Delight · Earth Markets · Bowie Meat & Co
Healthcare
7 nearbyRobina Bulk Billing Medical Centre · Robina Parkway Chempro Chemist · The Dental Lounge @ Robina · Priceline Pharmacy · Pacific Smiles Dental · TerryWhite Chemmart
Schools & education
2 nearbyRobina State School · Robina Town Child Care Centre
Things to do
3 nearbyEvent · Robina Library
Eat & drink in and around Robina
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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Claim this listing- 1919 Lanzhou Beef NoodleRestaurant1919lanzhoubeefnoodle.com.au
- Asian DelightRestaurant
- Betty's BurgersTakeaway
- Brisket'sTakeaway
- CinnabonTakeaway
- Donut KingTakeaway
- Double ZeroRestaurant
- Food AtriumFood court
- Gong ChaCafé
- GotchaCafégotchafreshtea.com.au
- Grill'dTakeaway
- Hero SushiRestaurant
- Kebab HubTakeaway
- KFCTakeaway
- Little Viet RollsTakeaway
- Mark DanielsCafé
- McDonald'sTakeaway
- Motto Motto JapaneseRestaurant
- Muffin BreakCafé
- Roll'dTakeaway
- SchnitzTakeawayschnitz.com.au
- Soul OriginTakeaway
- SubwayTakeaway
- Sushi BreakRestaurant
- Sushi D'liteRestaurant
- Sushi HubRestaurant
- TGI FridaysRestaurant
- Thai on the HillRestaurantthaionthehill.com
- The BowlRestaurant
- The Coffee ClubCafé
- The Kebab ShopTakeaway
- The MooTakeaway
- TomoriRestaurant
Showing 33 mapped places; more may exist that aren't yet on OpenStreetMap.
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Common questions about Robina
Is Robina a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Robina rates 59/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Robina?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Robina was $540, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Robina?
Robina is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Gold Coast local government area.
What is the population of Robina?
At the 2021 Census, Robina had a population of about 25,659.
Is Robina an advantaged area?
Robina has an ABS SEIFA score of 1035, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 76 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 76% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Robina?
Robina has average daytime highs of about 24.2°C and overnight lows of about 17.7°C, with roughly 1,098 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Robina?
Robina is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 6th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 25,659 usual residents).
Where Robina ranks
Robina appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#6 of 25
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