Steel frames and trusses for Southport

Supplying Southport from Crowley Vale

What to know about building in Southport

From City of Gold Coast, state agencies, the Bureau of Meteorology and the ABS. Each item links to its source.

• The Southport Priority Development Area (198.3 ha, declared 4 October 2013) is intended to deliver the Gold Coast Central Business District.

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• Development in the Southport PDA takes guidance from the City Plan flood, coastal erosion hazard, landslide hazard and heritage overlays.

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• In the 2021 Census, 54.6% of occupied dwellings in Southport (36,786 people) were flats or apartments and only 23.8% were separate houses.

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• The Bureau of Meteorology's Southport Ridgeway Ave station (040190) recorded a mean annual rainfall of 1,454.9 mm over 1881-2017.

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Council-wide planning notes for City of Gold Coast: see the Gold Coast & Northern NSW page

Frame design in Southport

Wind classification

Set lot by lot in Southport under AS 4055; send us your site's classification with the plans. · How wind classes work

Salt exposure

Southport is a coastal town. Tell us how far the site is from the water: coating and detailing are chosen for it. · Coatings and coastal sites

Flood levels

Check City of Gold Coast's flood information for the lot first. If it sets a minimum floor level, a raised steel floor system is one way to meet it. · Steel floor systems

Character and heritage

Overlays in Southport can drive rooflines and verandah details; frames follow your approved drawings.

Growth-area builds

Repeated house designs in Southport's growth areas suit factory-made frames: each repeat is made to the same engineered drawings. · Steel framing for developers

Owner-builder? QBCC permit rules and what a kit includes