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.
Robina at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 25,659
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,758
- SEIFA score
- 1035
- Coordinates
- -28.0712, 153.3919
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%, 33% of homes are rented, 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.
- Median weekly rent
- $540
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- 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).
Common questions about Robina
Where is Robina?
Robina is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
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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