One Park Lane | Southport Gold Coast

Taking full advantage of this week’s stunning Gold Coast weather, we sent our drone up to capture the exact, unedited views you’ll experience from this exceptional location.

You can now explore these interactive perspectives on our Views Page:

Time of Day: Use the top-right buttons to switch between Sunrise, Midday, and Sunset.
Elevation: Use the floor slider to preview views from the ground up to Level 30.
Custom views: Select individual units to experience the views from each selected lot number.

Drone flights are currently capped at Level 30 in line with standard CASA regulations. We’ll apply for a special permit to capture views all the way up to Level 101 as soon as clearance opens up.

They Laughed in 2011. Who’s Laughing Now?

How the Gold Coast became one of Australia’s most sought-after places to live

In 2011, telling friends in Sydney or Melbourne you were moving to the Gold Coast usually got a polite smile and a skeptical laugh. To many southerners, the Coast was somewhere you visited for a long weekend or a theme park trip, not somewhere you built a career and a life. “What about your career? What about culture? What are you going to do up there?”

Fast forward to today, and the tables have turned. Those same friends are now the ones scrolling real estate listings, asking about local schools, and planning the move north themselves.

The great southern shift

Migration data from groups including the Regional Australia Institute has tracked a sustained net outflow of residents from Sydney and Melbourne to regional and coastal Queensland in recent years, with the Gold Coast a consistent top destination.

Long commutes, a high cost of living, and the daily grind of big-city life are pushing more people to reconsider where, and how, they want to live.

	Then vs. now
The 2011 view	“A nice holiday spot, but not for real life or serious careers.”
Today’s reality	One of Australia’s premier lifestyle hubs, with growing remote-work appeal and a strengthening local economy.

Those who made the move a decade ago got ahead of one of the more significant lifestyle and population shifts in recent Australian history.

What makes the Gold Coast stand out

1. Weather and outdoor living Mild winters and a genuinely outdoor climate mean life here happens outside, with none of the long, grey southern winters to sit out.

2. World-class beaches and nature From the point breaks at Burleigh Heads and Snapper Rocks to the quiet sands of Palm Beach, the coastline is part of everyday life. Head inland and you’re in World Heritage-listed rainforest, with Springbrook and Lamington National Park both under an hour away.

3. A culture built around health and fitness Ocean swims at dawn, oceanway run clubs, beachside yoga and a thriving pilates scene set the tone for the morning here, well before the workday starts.

4. Growing transport and infrastructure The G:link light rail continues to expand, linking Southport with Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach and making getting around easier as the region grows.

5. A genuine food and dining scene Burleigh, Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise and Mermaid Beach now have hatted restaurants, quality coffee, rooftop bars and oceanfront dining that hold their own against Sydney or Melbourne, without the price tag or the pretension.

6. Space, safety and a slower pace Wide open spaces and tight-knit beachside communities make for a more relaxed way of living than Australia’s denser capital cities.

“Moving here wasn’t a compromise. It was the right call, and the rest of the country is starting to see why.”

The takeaway

Living on the Gold Coast has never just been about the climate. It’s about time, health and everyday quality of life. While the southern capitals keep grappling with congestion and cost pressures, the Gold Coast continues to build the case as one of the best places in the country to actually live.

If you made the move, or the decision to buy here, years before it was the obvious choice, that timing is looking better every year.