Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland.

Why you should live in Varsity Lakes

Varsity Lakes is one of the booming areas of the Gold Coast with a central CBD, market square, restaurants and fast foods including Sushi shop, Fish and chips, Subway, Indian cuisine and several coffee shops. Also located in the CBD is the IGA grocery store. At the central of Varsity Lakes is the Bendigo bank branch making it easy to access an ATM and face to face customer service centre. In Varsity lakes is also the Varsity Lakes Primary School and Varsity Lakes High school which is a stone throw from each other although separated by a bridge. These schools are among the top public schools on the Gold Coast. However, private schools such as Kings, Hillcrests are accessible to the Varsity Lakes Community because they are 20 minutes’ drive away and located in Robina and Reedy Creek area. Varsity Lakes have an enticing and beautiful scenery because it is surrounded by artificial lakes thus making the location exciting. Apart from the primary and secondary school located in Varsity Lakes, the first private University in Australia, Bond University, is at the central of Varsity Lakes, a 5-minute walk from CBD. Thus, lucrative businesses are attracted to the CBD of the Varsity Lakes.

Apart from Varsity Lakes being equipped with all the stores and shops for a day in day out life, the CBD has many offices and company spaces which are being occupied by law firms, banks, tax agents, accountants, pharmacist, physiotherapist, travel company, real estate organisations and general practices.

Shops and recreation

Varsity Lakes is 10 minutes’ drive from Robina where one of the biggest shopping centres is located.

Also, Pacific Fair, the newly upgraded shopping centre with over 1500 shops, is 15 minutes’ drive from Varsity Lakes.  Thus, making Varsity Lakes a preferred location for many settlers.

Varsity Lakes is 25 minutes’ drive from Surfers Paradise, the tourist town, with all the sky scrapper and attractions.  

Varsity Lakes is a great area for all types of people especially for families, due to the numerous parks and boardwalks around the lakes which is great for getting the kids and pet out.

Though Varsity Lakes is equipped with all these amenities, it is still a very affordable location.

Moreover, Varsity Lakes is 10 minutes’ drive to over ten beaches on the Gold Coast. Varsity Lakes is within half an hour of the major theme parks of Dreamworld, Movie world, Wet’n’Wild or SeaWorld.

Where are the best streets?

All streets in Varsity lakes are awesome and habitable with little or no crime. From Lake Orr drive to University Drive and Yodelay all streets are peaceful and habitable.

Streets to avoid:

There is no street to avoid in Varsity Lakes, due to the presence of the private university, Varsity Lakes only entice and attract the academics, students and the rich. Thus, the crime rate is from little to zero.

Restaurant and Bistro: Hotel CBD and Varsity Lakes Tavern

The CBD is endowed with Hotel CBD which is equipped with rooms and restaurants with great food. Also in Varsity Lakes is the Varsity Lakes Tavern which caters for audiences of all ages and features a spacious and modern bistro with a huge menu, daily food specials and a lounge bar with an extensive beer selection and traditional sports bar. Also, the Varsity Lakes Tavern feature TAB, Keno and gaming facilities, live sport broadcast daily, ample parking space, weekly entertainment and with Dan Murphy's bottle shop conveniently located on site. The Varsity lakes tavern is 10 minutes’ walk from the CBD over the artificial lake separated by the Bermuda road.

Public Transport in Varsity Lakes:

The Gold Coast public bus service which is operated by Surfside bus lines and help with transportation within the Varsity Lakes. On regular working days, the buses come every ten minutes while on Weekends this might change to 30 minutes. Thus, own transport is the best for weekends and holidays. The Surfside bus lines have a direct connection to other suburbs including Robina, Surfers Paradise, and other tourist attraction centres including Dreamworld and the Beaches. On the Surfside bus lines, you can use the rechargeable touch card called the ‘Go-Card’ or pay per trip which is a costly way of travelling.

Gold Coast Taxis

Taxi services on the Gold Coast are operated by Regent Taxis and Yellow Cabs and help people in Varsity Lakes and surrounding Suburbs with transportation. Regent Taxis and Yellow Cabs drivers are friendly and courteous, and the vehicles are of good standard. In peak periods, or if a timetable is a priority, it will pay to look at a-pre-booked service as waiting times can escalate. However, with the arrival of Uber, taxis transportation has improved. With the help of Uber, you can get to your destination without delay.

Is the Suburb for young couples or families or wealthy?

The suburb is for everybody, young couples, family, students and the wealthy. The way Varsity Lakes is designed, the closer to the University the more apartment for students. The Far away from the University, the more the young couple apartments and the houses for the rich. Varsity Lakes have new cheap apartments with good rental returns from university students and younger couples. Bond university receives new international students every semester that are eager to find accommodation close to the university. The property prices vary from $30000+ for units to $400000+ for houses/townhouses.

Employment opportunities:

Getting a job in Varsity Lakes could be very challenging because of the student population. Most jobs are being hunted by students. However, due to easy accessibility and closeness to other Suburbs like Robina, Surfers Paradise and Burleigh, it is easier to get a job in other suburb and live in Varsity Lakes.

Demographics

Varsity Lakes has the postcode 4227 and a suburb of South Eastern, Gold Coast & Hinterland, Queensland. It is about 79 km from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Varsity Lakes is surrounded by other suburbs including Robina, Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters, Carrara, Merrimac and Reedy Creek. According to 2011 census, the population of Varsity Lakes was 14,366. The population increased to 15,165 in 2016 and represented those living in 6,250 dwellings with an average household size of 2.53. The population comprised of approximately 52.2% females and 47.8% males. The median/average age of the people in Varsity Lakes is 32 years of age. 61.0% of people living in Varsity Lakes are born in Australia while others are born in New Zealand (8.1%), England (4.8%), China (1.8%), Africa (1.7%), Malaysia (1.0%), Korea (0.9%), Philippines (0.9%), Japan (0.8%), Canada (0.7%), United States of America (0.6%), Hong Kong (0.6%), Germany (0.5%), India (0.5%) and Scotland (0.5%). At least 76.8% of the residents of the Varsity Lakes speak English only. Other top languages spoken are Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Afrikaans, Spanish, and Italian. Also, the religious makeup of Varsity Lakes includes those with no religion (24.9%), Catholic (23.6%), Anglican (16.0%), Religious affiliation (9.5%), Uniting Church (4.4%), Christian (4.0%), Presbyterian and Reformed (3.1%), Buddhism (2.3%), Pentecostal (1.8% and Eastern Orthodox (1.7%).

G

eneral Practice

As said earlier, Varsity Lakes have a general practice dedicated to the community, and it is called the Gold Coast Medical Precinct (GCMP). The GCMP has an instore pathology laboratory and a pharmacy 2-minute walking distance from the GP practice. The GCMP allows Bulk billing.