A 17-year-old girl was allegedly beaten, tortured, raped and locked in a shipping container during an attack in the Gold Coast hinterland on the weekend.

The teen was found bound and gagged in the shipping container at a Tallai property, nearly 15 kilometres southwest of Surfers Paradise, about 11.15pm on Saturday.

She had been locked in the shipping container for ‘‘a short time’’, a police source said.

A 29-year-old man, understood to be the teen’s former boyfriend, has been charged with attempted murder, torture, deprivation of liberty, rape and wilful damage.

He is due to face Southport Magistrates Court today.

The 17-year-old girl was taken by ambulance to Gold Coast Hospital in a serious, but stable condition.

Police investigations are continuing.