Park

Doug Jennings Park

Main Beach, Queensland 4217

WhereMain Beach

What's here

Sports courts / fields

Location

Seaworld Dr

Main Beach, Queensland 4217

Contact

Website

my247.com.au/gold-coast/The-Spit-Doug-Jennings-Park.17831

Explore the area

Explore around Main Beach, from school days to weekends.

Main Beach family guide

3.8Suburb ratingVery good3.8 out of 5 · 6 of 10 factors rated

Kids' activities5.0/5Strong
School access0.0/5Limited
Public transport5.0/5Strong
Parks & play3.0/5Moderate
GP access5.0/5Strong
Hot days5.0/5Low

See how Main Beach rates →Fixed standards, not a ranking

schools in Main Beach: 0

activity providers in the suburb: 3
parks in the suburb: 3
libraries in the suburb: 0

City of Gold Coast

council area (km²): 1,333.386
residents (ABS, June 2024): 681,389
children aged 0–14: 113,859
schools: 110
public places listed: 407
kids’ activity providers listed: 274

Most-listed activities: Karate, Swimming, Tennis

Population figures: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Nearby suburbs: Southport · Labrador · Surfers Paradise · Ashmore

What's Nearby

SEPAC (Studio Empire Performing Arts Centre)

DramaMusicDancing School

119 Scarborough Street, Southport

Can Do Aquatics

SportsSwimming

Lot 15 Southport Trade Centre, Jackman Street, Southport

Dendy Cinemas Southport

Event EntertainmentArt CentreMusic

129 Queen Street, Southport

Magic Jake – Primary School Entertainment & Incursions (Brisbane & Gold Coast)

Event EntertainmentMagician

Gold Coast

Ryan Mason Cricket Coaching

Cricket

Gold Coast

BIGStar Circus

AcrobaticsMagicianCircus

14 Harper St, Molendinar

Next Steps Movement Studio

Gymnastics

3/1 Sir John Overall Drive, Helensvale

Tamara Jazz Music Lessons

SingingPianoGuitar

Carrara

Southern Cross Martial Arts Gold Coast

JiujitsuKarate

Gooding Dr &, Boowaggan Rd, Merrimac

Nearby Schools

Labrador State School

Turpin Road, Labrador QLD 4215 Australia

GovernmentPrimary+Co-ed

Men of Business Academy

Southport QLD 4215

Independent

St Francis Xavier School

Bayview Street, Runaway Bay QLD 4216 Australia

CatholicPrimary+Co-ed

Biggera Waters State School

Cnr Morala Avenue & Coombabah Road, Biggera Waters QLD 4216 Australia

GovernmentPrimary+Co-ed

Southport State High School

75 Smith Street, Southport QLD 4215 Australia

GovernmentSecondaryCo-ed

St Hilda's School - Gold Coast

52 High Street , Southport QLD 4215 Australia

IndependentPrimary+Girls

Nearby Properties

7 Breakspear Road

Molendinar, QLD 4214

$1,500,000

4221464 m²House

Kids' activities listed in Queensland: what providers tell you

Of 1,083 activity listings on AroundSchools in Queensland, 38 (3.5%) state ages, 1 (0.1%) a price and 2 (0.2%) a timetable.

The rest haven't said yet — that doesn't mean they don't suit your child or that they're free. Check with the provider.

AroundSchools listings by activity type

Queensland · as of 21 Oct 2026 · a listing can be in more than one type

Sports858Entertainment154Creative arts137Academic126Music47Health46Other4

Counts of AroundSchools listings, not of children taking part.

Listings that state ages, by age band

38 of 1,083 listings in Queensland · bands overlap

Ages 3–531Ages 6–937Ages 10–1236Teens 13–1732

A listing for ages 5–10 counts in three bands. For 36 of them the ages come from the provider's website.

Price: 1 shows a price, 0 are marked free and 1,082 list no price — no price listed doesn't mean free.

See the numbers

AroundSchools listings · Queensland · as of 21 Oct 2026
Activity listings	1,083
Sports	858
Entertainment	154
Creative arts	137
Academic	126
Music	47
Health	46
Other	4
State ages	38
Ages 3–5	31
Ages 6–9	37
Ages 10–12	36
Teens 13–17	32
Show a price	1
Marked free	0
No price listed	1,082
List a timetable	2