In 1875, the small settlement opposite the boat passage at the head of the Nerang River, known as Nerang Heads or Nerang Creek Heads, was surveyed, renamed Southport with the first land sales scheduled to take place in Beenleigh.
I 1875 blev den lille bebyggelse ved udmundingen af Nerang River, kendt som Nerang Heads eller Nerang Creek Heads, opmålt og omdøbt til Southport med de første grunde til salg with the first land sales scheduled to take place in Beenleigh.