217 Scarborough Street, Southport QLD 4215, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 28, 217 SCARBOROUGH STREET.
28/217 Scarborough Street is a unit. It is located within a multi‑storey residential building in the heart of Southport.
The unit is about 0.4 km from the historic Southport Bathing Pavilion and roughly 1 km from Australia Fair Shopping Centre. Southport Broadwater Parklands and Chinatown are also within 1‑1.1 km, offering easy access to dining, retail and recreation.
Southport bus station is approximately 0.9 km away, and the Southport light rail (G:link) station is about 1 km from the property. These provide frequent bus services and light‑rail connections to the Gold Coast’s major hubs.
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (0.7 km) and Southport Broadwater Parklands (1.1 km) are within walking distance, offering swimming pools, a pier, and parkland trails. The nearby Southport Bathing Pavilion also provides beachfront access.
Southport is the most populous suburb on the Gold Coast, with 36,786 residents recorded in the 2021 census. The community is ethnically diverse, with a mix of Australian‑born residents and people from New Zealand, China, England and other countries.
Southport began as the southernmost port of Queensland in the 1870s and grew around timber, sugar and livestock industries. Today it serves as the Gold Coast’s central business district and retains many heritage sites such as the former Southport Town Hall and historic bathing pavilion.
Southport experiences a humid subtropical climate, with warm, wet summers and mild to warm winters. Humidity is higher in summer, while winter nights can be relatively cool.
