Until recently South East Queensland had a single padel club, at Carrara. Today there are eight venues open and ten more on the way, and the count changes monthly — PadlX is due at Burleigh Heads in November and at Arundel in December. Brisbane got there first, the Gold Coast has the most venues, and the Sunshine Coast has quietly built the best indoor courts in the state. The three cities are different enough that each has its own page; this one is the map.
Gold Coast — three open, five coming
Padel Gold Coast at KDV Sport in Carrara (six floodlit outdoor courts, the original club, Australia's national coach on staff), Racquet Club at Robina Town Centre (seven open-air courts, opened 1 September 2026) and one indoor court at House of Pickle in Currumbin Waters. Coming: four outdoor courts at PadlX Burleigh Heads in November, eight indoor at PadlX Arundel in December, and eight more indoor at Padhaus in Molendinar, with Parkwood and Coomera announced. The Pan Pacific Masters Games plays padel at Carrara on 13–15 November.
Padel on the Gold Coast — every court, by suburb →
Brisbane — three open, one coming soon
Padel Brisbane at The Gap (four outdoor floodlit courts, the city's first club), Gizmo Courts at Underwood on the southside, and Padel Logan, now open with four floodlit outdoor courts at Meadowbrook Golf Club. The same operator as The Gap has four outdoor courts coming at Landers Pocket by Brisbane Airport; its booking page says coming soon, with no date yet. MATCH Padel Club in South Brisbane and Padelo are announced with no dates. Every Brisbane court is outdoor for now.
Padel in Brisbane — every court and what is coming →
Sunshine Coast — the indoor capital
Ace Padel Clubs at Forest Glen has four indoor courts, four European coaches and $20-a-game demo rackets; Padelground, a few hundred metres away, is now open with seven indoor courts (including a singles court), a sauna and cold plunge. Padel Clubhouse at Baringa is announced for November. Eleven indoor courts in one suburb is more than Brisbane and the Gold Coast have between them until Arundel opens.
Padel on the Sunshine Coast — Forest Glen and what is coming →
South East Queensland at a glance
| Venue | Where | Courts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padel Gold Coast — KDV Sport | Carrara | 6 outdoor | Open |
| Racquet Club | Robina | 7 open-air (+6 pickleball) | Open, 1 Sept 2026 |
| House of Pickle | Currumbin Waters | 1 indoor | Open |
| Padel Brisbane — The Gap | The Gap | 4 outdoor | Open |
| Gizmo Courts | Underwood | 2 outdoor (directory figure) | Open |
| Ace Padel Clubs | Forest Glen | 4 indoor | Open |
| Padelground | Forest Glen | 7 indoor | Open |
| Padel Logan | Meadowbrook | 4 outdoor | Open |
| Padel Brisbane — Landers Pocket | Brisbane Airport | 4 outdoor | Coming soon, no date yet |
| PadlX Burleigh Heads | Burleigh Heads | 4 outdoor | November 2026 |
| Padel Clubhouse | Baringa | 3 indoor (+3 pickleball) | November 2026 — announced |
| PadlX Arundel | Arundel | 8 indoor | December 2026 |
| Padhaus | Molendinar | 8 indoor | Late 2026 — announced |
| Parkwood Padel Club | Parkwood | 8 (6 indoor, 2 outdoor) | Announced |
| Icon Padel GC | Coomera | 7 padel (+3 pickleball) | Announced |
| MATCH Padel Club | South Brisbane | Not published | Announced |
| House of Pickle | Redcliffe | 1 | Announced |
| Padelo | Brisbane, site TBA | Not published | Announced |
"Open" means the venue's own site or booking platform was taking bookings when we checked: 15 September 2026, and 17 October 2026 for the venues that were due to open. Court numbers are the venue's own figures where published. Nothing north of the Sunshine Coast is open or announced — Toowoomba, Townsville, Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton have no padel courts, and Padelo's Cairns club has no site or date. Ipswich, Moreton Bay and the Redlands have nothing yet either.
Playing competitively in Queensland
The most accessible real tournament in the state is on the Gold Coast: padel at the Pan Pacific Masters Games, 13–15 November 2026 at KDV Sport in Carrara, with men's and women's doubles in 35+, 45+ and 55+ brackets and mixed doubles in 35+ and 55+. Open entry, no ranking required, and entries close 1 November 2026.
How competitive padel works in Australia — rankings, licences and your first tournament →
Which brands to buy where
Worth knowing before you go shopping, because nobody else will tell you.
Every club pro shop buys through its own wholesale account, which means it goes deep on one or two brands rather than wide across the market. Which brands depends entirely on the club — around Australia you will find adidas, Bullpadel, Head, Wilson and StarVie clubs, and plenty that do not publish what they carry at all.
If the brand you want is the one on your club's wall, buy it there. You get to pick the racket up and hit with it before you pay, and no website can compete with that.
We range seven brands, most of which club shops don't: adidas, Babolat, NOX, Siux, Tecnifibre, Dunlop and Hirostar — with the manufacturer's full specification published on every frame, so you can compare shape, weight, balance, core and face material properly instead of guessing.
Between a club pro shop and this site a player can get to more or less any racket made. Start wherever the brand you want lives.
Gear, delivered across South East Queensland
We are an online store run out of Broadbeach, with a collection counter at Pacific Fair. We do not hold demo rackets — we will not pretend otherwise — but South East Queensland is the easy part of the map for us.
- Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 1pm AEST on a business day. Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast are usually next-day on standard post.
- Free shipping over $99 Australia-wide, $9.95 flat below that.
- Free click and collect from Priceline Pharmacy at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, Broadbeach. Order during trading hours, any day of the week, and it is ready within 3 hours where the stock is on hand — usually within the hour.
If you want to hit with a racket before you buy it, the honest answer is a club. Ace Padel at Forest Glen does demo rackets at $20 a game, Racquet Club at Robina rents racquets, House of Pickle hires paddles for $5, and most clubs will lend you something at a social session. Do that first, then come to us knowing what you like.
Three rackets that suit most players starting out, priced live from our shelf. Every other racket we stock is on the padel rackets page.
Coaching in South East Queensland?
We run a referral programme for coaches and social organisers: your player gets 5% off and you are paid 5% of what they spend, tracked automatically and reconciled monthly. Nothing to hold, nothing to sell. Details on the coaches and community page.
Outside South East Queensland?
Coffs Harbour and the NSW North Coast → · Every padel court in Australia, state by state →