Demolition Nerang

Nerang, in short

Nerang sits about thirteen kilometres west of Surfers Paradise, where the Nerang River comes out of the hills and runs through town. It's one of the Gold Coast's older towns: the township was laid out on a slope above the river in the 1860s, and the railway arrived in 1889. Carrara and Ashmore are to the east, Highland Park and Gilston to the south, and Pacific Pines and Molendinar to the north. Nerang National Park sits on the north-west edge. The M1 crosses the river here, and Nerang–Broadbeach Road and Southport–Nerang Road link the town to the coast.

Homes from the boom years

Nerang's urban growth started in the 1970s and sped up through the 1980s. That's why so many homes here are brick and fibro houses from those decades, alongside a few older Queenslander-style homes and newer estates. Blocks tend to be larger than on the coast, and some on the edges are rural-residential with sheds and outbuildings. Anything built before 1990 is surveyed for asbestos before work starts.

Hills, river flats and the floodplain

The town centre and the river flats are low. Heading west, the streets get steep, with sloping yards and driveways that decide which machines can get in. The Nerang River has a history of flooding, and the floodplain affects commercial and industrial land most. We check your lot for flood and site overlays before quoting. On slopes, the block is cut, filled and compacted to suit the new build.

The town, the industrial area and the council

Nerang is in the City of Gold Coast. Most demolitions need building approval, and the old town has heritage-listed buildings such as the Nerang Hall and the police lock-up, so Gold Coast Demolitions checks what applies to your lot before quoting. Along Spencer Road, the industrial precinct beside the M1 means regular showroom and warehouse strip-outs. Council is also redeveloping its old administration site in town as a community and mixed-use precinct.