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How much do security guards cost in Gold Coast?

By The WTD Editorial Team · Last reviewed November 2026 · Methodology

Updated November 2026·Independently researched·11 min read

A static security guard in Gold Coast runs $40–$60 per hour

for a weekday day shift, as published by security firms (mostly ex GST where stated) - night, weekend, public holiday, event and patrol rates below

A Broadbeach hotel that wants a security officer at the front desk through the week pays $40–$65 per hour, with $50 typical. A Surfers Paradise club that books doors for the weekend pays the crowd controller band of $55–$85 per guard per hour instead.

+3.4% Security Guards costs in Gold Coast are up around 3.4% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026. Year on year

Typical static guard rate in Gold Coast, weekday day shift

$45

per guard per hour, Gold Coast 2026, as published

Static security guard, weekday day shift

$40-$60

Static guard, night or weekend shift

$55-$75

Static guard, public holiday

$80-$120

$40$45$60

On the Gold Coast, the hour a guard works decides the rate before anything else. Weekday day cover from a static guard is $40–$60 per hour, a night or weekend shift $55–$75 and a public holiday $80–$120, and a roster that runs through school holidays and public holidays can carry all three rates. Most firms also set a minimum booking, so a short evening at a Tedder Avenue Main Beach boutique is charged to that minimum.

Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach set much of the local demand. Club and bar doors take licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour, beachfront festivals and markets take event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour, and the hotels and holiday towers between them book concierge or front-desk officers at $40–$65 per hour for the lobby.

Inland, the work changes shape. Yatala, Molendinar and Arundel yards buy mobile patrols at $30–$60 per site visit or a contract of nightly patrols on one site at $400–$1,200 per month; building sites book a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour, one 10-hour overnight site shift at $500–$750 or one 8-hour weekday static shift at $280–$480. A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, and a council-run hall that sets its own event security charge prices the guard at $68–$198 per guard per hour.

Quick answerA static security guard in Gold Coast costs $40–$60 per hour for a weekday day shift in 2026, with $45 typical, $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday. Event security guards run $45–$70 per guard per hour, licensed crowd controllers $55–$85 per guard per hour and a mobile patrol $30–$60 per site visit. Prices are as published by security firms and councils, mostly ex GST where a basis is stated. Get free Gold Coast quotes →

Security Guards Prices in Gold Coast 2026: Cost Table, Price List and Hourly Rates

Service	Low	Typical	High
Static security guard, weekday day shift	$40per hour	$45	$60
Event security guard	$45per guard per hour	$55	$70
Licensed crowd controller (venues, events)	$55per guard per hour	$60	$85
Mobile patrol, per site visit	$30per visit	$35	$60
Static guard, public holiday	$80per hour	$100	$120
Static guard, night or weekend shift	$55per hour	$65	$75
Concierge or front-desk security officer	$40per hour	$50	$65
Construction site guard	$45per hour	$50	$70
Overnight site guard, one 10-hour shift	$500per shift	$650	$750
Static guard, one 8-hour weekday shift	$280per shift	$360	$480
Mobile patrol contract, one site, nightly patrols	$400per month	$600	$1,200
Private party or wedding, 2 guards for 6 hours	$660per event	$780	$840
Event security guard at a council venue (council-set hourly charge)	$68per guard per hour	$80	$198

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Prices are as published by security firms and councils, mostly ex GST where a basis is stated. the Gold Coast from Southport to Coolangatta, November 2026.

How much does a security guard cost per hour in Gold Coast?$40–$60 per hour for a static guard on a weekday day shift, $45 typical. The rate climbs to $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, and one 8-hour weekday shift is priced at $280–$480 per shift.

What do event security and patrols cost in Gold Coast?Event security guards run $45–$70 per guard per hour and licensed crowd controllers $55–$85 per guard per hour. A mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit, or $400–$1,200 per month on a contract of nightly patrols for one site.

Worked Security Guards Cost Scenarios — Gold Coast

Three Gold Coast bookings priced from the rows on this page: a Surfers Paradise club strip, a Broadbeach hotel desk and a Molendinar warehouse build. Each line points to its row; your quote will price your own roster and site.

Surfers Paradise nightclub strip. A late-night club in Surfers Paradise puts licensed crowd controllers on its door at $55–$85 per guard per hour ($60 typical) from Thursday to Saturday, adds event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour for a ticketed DJ night, and pays $80–$120 per hour for a static guard on the New Year public holiday.
Broadbeach hotel front desk. A Broadbeach hotel staffs its lobby with a concierge or front-desk security officer at $40–$65 per hour ($50 typical) on weekdays, then books a static guard at $55–$75 per hour for the overnight and weekend shifts when the desk team is thinner and guests arrive late.
Molendinar warehouse build. A builder putting up a warehouse in Molendinar books a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour while cladding and switchgear are delivered, one overnight guard on a 10-hour shift at $500–$750 per shift ($650 typical) until the roller doors are hung, and then mobile patrols at $30–$60 per site visit until handover.

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Prices are as published by security firms and councils, mostly ex GST where a basis is stated. the Gold Coast from Southport to Coolangatta, November 2026.

Security Guards Costs by Sector in Gold Coast

Gold Coast guard work runs along the coast from Southport, Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach to Burleigh, James Street Burleigh Heads and Griffith Street Coolangatta, and inland to the Yatala, Molendinar and Arundel estates, the centres at Pacific Fair, Robina Town Centre and Harbour Town, and the offices of Bundall, Robina and Varsity Lakes.

Nightlife: Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach - Licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour on club and bar doors, with a mobile patrol at $30–$60 per site visit checking the venue once trading stops; ask for the controller count per door by night.
Beachside venues: Burleigh, James Street Burleigh Heads, Griffith Street Coolangatta - Event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour for markets and surf-club functions, and a private party or wedding of 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event.
Industrial estates: Yatala, Molendinar, Arundel - Nightly patrol contracts at $400–$1,200 per month for a fenced yard, construction site guards at $45–$70 per hour on new sheds, and one 10-hour overnight guard at $500–$750 while plant is on site.
Shopping centres: Pacific Fair, Robina Town Centre, Harbour Town - A static guard in a store at $40–$60 per hour or one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480, with weekend and late-trading shifts at $55–$75 per hour; a tenant should check what the centre's own guards cover first.
Offices and towers: Bundall, Robina, Varsity Lakes - Concierge or front-desk officers at $40–$65 per hour for a building lobby, and a council-run hall that sets its own event security charge pricing guards at $68–$198 per guard per hour for community functions.

What Gold Coast Security Guards Jobs Actually Cost

A typical Gold Coast weekday booking sits near the typical rates. A Bundall or Robina office lobby books a concierge officer around $50 per hour, and a Robina Town Centre store guard around $45 per hour inside the $40–$60 band. Prices climb with the nightlife: Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach doors book crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour, and the guards that cover a hotel overnight sit at $55–$75 per hour.

The northern estates buy by the visit and the shift. A Yatala or Arundel yard pays $30–$60 per mobile patrol visit, or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract, while a Molendinar warehouse build keeps a construction guard at $45–$70 per hour by day and an overnight guard at $500–$750 per 10-hour shift. Burleigh and Coolangatta events book event guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour, and a council-run hall that sets its own charge prices the guard at $68–$198 per guard per hour.

What Affects Security Guards Costs in Gold Coast

On the Gold Coast, a guard quote moves with the holiday calendar, the nightlife strips and the drive from the coast to the inland estates.

Holiday-season rosters - Static guards are $55–$75 per hour for nights and weekends and $80–$120 per hour on public holidays, against $40–$60 on weekdays, so a hotel or centre roster that runs through the summer break carries the higher lines more often.
Club and bar doors - Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach venues book licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour, and the controller count per door on each night is the line to check.
Hotel and tower lobbies - A concierge or front-desk security officer at $40–$65 per hour covers a Broadbeach or Surfers Paradise lobby by day; overnight cover can be quoted as a static guard on the night rate instead.
Spread between coast and estates - A patrol run that reaches from Southport down to Coolangatta and inland to Yatala costs more time per visit; ask how the $30–$60 per-visit price is set for a site off the firm's usual route.
Construction stages - Molendinar and Arundel builds pay $45–$70 per hour for a gate guard and $500–$750 per 10-hour overnight shift; price the heaviest cover for the weeks between plant delivery and lock-up.
Private and council events - A beachfront wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, while a council-run hall that sets its own event security charge prices each guard at $68–$198 per guard per hour.

How to Control Security Guards Costs in Gold Coast

The Gold Coast lever is timing: book people for the nights and seasons that need them, and use patrols for the yards and buildings that only need a check.

Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach venues can ask the firm to price a smaller door team for the early hours and the full crowd controller count only from the busy part of the night.
A Yatala or Arundel yard that is locked each night can compare a nightly patrol contract at $400–$1,200 per month with an overnight guard at $500–$750 per 10-hour shift before signing either.
Hotels in Broadbeach can roster the front-desk security officer to arrival peaks and price night cover separately, instead of one officer around the clock.
Retailers at Pacific Fair, Robina Town Centre and Harbour Town can confirm what the centre's own guards cover before booking their own store guard.

What a Compliant Security Guards Quote Includes — Cost in Gold Coast

Before comparing Gold Coast quotes, check each one prices the same shifts at the same rate type - weekday day, night or weekend, public holiday - states the minimum booking, and lists event guards, crowd controllers, concierge officers and patrols on their own lines with the GST basis stated.

The hourly rate for each shift type: weekday day shifts at $40–$60, night or weekend shifts at $55–$75 and public holidays at $80–$120 per hour
The minimum booking length, and what a whole shift comes to - one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480 or one 10-hour overnight shift at $500–$750
Event security guards at $45–$70 and licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour, with the guard count and the hours on site written down
Mobile patrols at $30–$60 per site visit, or a nightly patrol contract at $400–$1,200 per month, with the visits per night and what each visit checks
Construction site guards at $45–$70 per hour, with day cover and overnight cover shown as separate lines
Concierge or front-desk security officers at $40–$65 per hour, with the duties - visitor sign-in, deliveries, floor rounds - listed
For a private party or wedding, the per-event price of $660–$840 for 2 guards for 6 hours; at a council venue, whether the council's own charge of $68–$198 per guard per hour applies instead
The licence numbers held by each guard and by the company supplying them, with the company's ABN and public liability insurance
A single GST basis across every line, with public holiday dates, cancellation terms and any travel charge for an outlying site stated

Security guards cost on the Gold Coast: club doors, hotel desks and estate yards

Security guards cost on the Gold Coast works out as an hourly rate set by the shift: $40–$60 per hour on a weekday day shift (typically $45), $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift (typically $65) and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday (typically $100). Firms that quote by the shift price one 8-hour weekday static shift at $280–$480 and one 10-hour overnight site shift at $500–$750.

The coast's venues and estates fill in the rest. Surfers Paradise doors book crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour; Broadbeach and Burleigh events book event guards at $45–$70; Bundall and Robina lobbies book concierge officers at $40–$65 per hour; Molendinar and Arundel builds book construction guards at $45–$70 per hour; and a Yatala yard that only needs checking pays $30–$60 per patrol visit or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract. A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, and a council-run hall with its own event security charge prices guards at $68–$198 per guard per hour.

The Queensland Government's fair trading pages say that to work as a crowd controller in Queensland you need a Queensland security provider class 1 licence, and that a business needs a security firm licence if it supplies staff to provide security services. On the Gold Coast, ask the firm to print the class 1 licence number of every crowd controller it will send, the licence number of every other guard and its own security firm licence number on the quote.

Security guards cost by shift type and site in Gold Coast

Quick answerGold Coast pricing follows the shift and the site: a Tedder Avenue Main Beach shop books a few hours at $40–$60 per hour, a Surfers Paradise door crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour, a Broadbeach hotel lobby a concierge at $40–$65 per hour, and a Molendinar build a construction guard at $45–$70 per hour with overnight shifts at $500–$750.

The calendar does most of the work on a Gold Coast rate. A weekday day shift is $40–$60 per hour, a night or weekend shift $55–$75 and a public holiday $80–$120, so a Pacific Fair retailer with a guard through the Christmas and New Year weeks is billed at several rates on one roster. As whole shifts, 8 weekday hours cost $280–$480 and a 10-hour overnight $500–$750.

The site picks the officer. A Broadbeach or Surfers Paradise club needs crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour; a Burleigh market needs event guards at $45–$70; an Arundel or Yatala yard can be covered by patrols at $30–$60 per visit or $400–$1,200 per month rather than a guard on site all night; and a beachfront wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event.

Frequently Asked Questions — Security Guards Cost in Gold Coast

What is the price of security guards in Gold Coast?

From our Gold Coast table: a static guard is $40–$60 per hour on a weekday day shift (typically $45), $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift (typically $65) and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday (typically $100); a mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit.

How much does a security guard cost per hour in Gold Coast?

A static guard on a weekday day shift costs $40–$60 per hour in Gold Coast, with $45 typical, and a concierge or front-desk security officer $40–$65 per hour, typically $50. A Broadbeach hotel desk or a Bundall office lobby is normally a weekday roster with the same officer; a James Street Burleigh Heads shop that wants cover for a few nights after a break-in pays the firm's minimum booking for each night.

How much does event security cost in Gold Coast?

Going by our Gold Coast table, an event security guard is $45–$70 per guard per hour, typically $55, and a licensed crowd controller $55–$85 per guard per hour, typically $60. Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach venues and Burleigh beachside events are the usual Gold Coast event bookings; ask the firm to list event guards and crowd controllers separately and to state the guard count for each part of the night.

What does a mobile security patrol cost in Gold Coast?

A mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit on our Gold Coast table, with $35 typical, and a contract of nightly patrols on one site $400–$1,200 per month, typically $600; the visit count and what each visit checks decide where a quote lands.

What licence should a Gold Coast security company hold?

The Queensland Government's fair trading pages say that to work as a crowd controller in Queensland you need a Queensland security provider class 1 licence, and that a business needs a security firm licence if it supplies staff to provide security services. On the Gold Coast, match the licence numbers on the quote to the guards who turn up on the night, and ask the firm whether it subcontracts any of them.

How much does a construction site security guard cost in Gold Coast?

A construction site guard is $45–$70 per hour on our Gold Coast table, with $50 typical; where the cover runs through the night, an overnight site guard on one 10-hour shift is priced at $500–$750 per shift.

What do security guards cost on weekends and public holidays in Gold Coast?

A static guard costs $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift in Gold Coast, with $65 typical, and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, typically $100. With school-holiday trading in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach and weekend shifts at Pacific Fair and Harbour Town, ask for weekday, weekend and public holiday rates on one quote before the roster is fixed.

How much does security for a private party or wedding cost in Gold Coast?

A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event on our Gold Coast table, with $780 typical; at a council venue that sets its own event security charge, the guard is priced at $68–$198 per guard per hour, typically $80. For a Gold Coast wedding at a Burleigh or Coolangatta venue, ask whether the venue already books guards and agree when the booked guards leave, so the last hour is not a surprise.

What does a full security shift cost in Gold Coast?

One 8-hour weekday shift for a static guard costs $280–$480 per shift on our Gold Coast table, with $360 typical, and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750, typically $650. On the Gold Coast, ask whether an overnight shift at a Molendinar or Yatala site includes a written report at hand-over, and how overtime past the shift is billed.