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Southport - North

Queensland · Southport · Gold Coast

Why “Southport - North”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Southport into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Southport - North is a locality in the Southport area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Southport - North SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
10
Top ICSEA 1109 (gov)
Childcare
50
NQS-rated services
Population
20,260
+1.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Southport - North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Southport - North

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Southport State High School Government · 2,231 students
ICSEA 1031
Musgrave Hill State School Government · 636 students
ICSEA 1028
Southport State School Government · 538 students
ICSEA 1012
Queensland Academy for Health Sciences Government · 468 students
ICSEA 1109

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Hilda's School
Independent 1,258 students
ICSEA 1135 intake context
Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School
Catholic 815 students
ICSEA 1074 intake context
Aquinas College
Catholic 805 students
ICSEA 1058 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Southport - North

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • The Nest Early Education Centre of Excellence
    Centre-Based Care · 141 places · Southport
    Exceeding NQS
  • Labrador Playschool Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 92 places · Labrador
    Exceeding NQS
  • Little Scholars School of Early Learning - Ashmore
    Centre-Based Care · 82 places · Molendinar
    Exceeding NQS
  • Little Scholars School of Early Learning Parkwood
    Centre-Based Care · 77 places · Parkwood
    Exceeding NQS
  • The Southport School
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Southport
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bauer Street Community Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Southport
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Hilda's School Pre-Preparatory
    Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Southport
    Exceeding NQS
  • Guardian Angels OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 165 places · Ashmore
    Meeting NQS
  • Story House Early Learning Southport
    Centre-Based Care · 159 places · Southport
    Meeting NQS
  • Imagine Child Care and Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 150 places · Southport
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Arundel Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 135 places · Arundel
    Meeting NQS
  • Banjo and Friends
    Centre-Based Care · 126 places · Arundel
    Meeting NQS

+ 38 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
20,260
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.20%
2024→25
Net change
+243
people / yr
Density
2,627
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+243
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-45
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-265
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+553

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Southport - North
+1.20%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Southport

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

Full QLD leaderboard →
  1. 01
    Southport - South
    +1.9%
    20,247 ppl
  2. 02
    Molendinar
    +0.2%
    6,707 ppl
  3. 03
    Parkwood
    +0.2%
    9,135 ppl
  4. 04
    Ashmore
    +0.1%
    12,809 ppl