Coombabah
QLD 4216 · Gold Coast
10,298 (2021) → 10,733 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Coombabah is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4216, about 60km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Coombabah are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 43/100, and is right by the coast. Coombabah has an overall score of 56/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (9.05%), England (7.28%), South Africa (1.2%), Philippines (1.17%), Scotland (1.1%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.15%), Spanish (0.74%), Cantonese (0.61%), Japan (0.55%), French (0.51%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gold Coast local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1028 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Coombabah State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1006
- Coombabah State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 989
Nearby (within 10km)
- A B Paterson CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.2kmICSEA 1112
- St Francis Xavier SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1077
- Biggera Waters State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1033
- Arundel State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1027
- Helensvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1022
- Helensvale State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1027
- Labrador State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 997
- Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.7kmICSEA 1054
- Southport Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 5.8kmICSEA 942
- Musgrave Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1024
- Pacific Pines State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1022
- Pacific Pines State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1013
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Coombabah
Is Coombabah safe?
Coombabah has a residential safety score of 83/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,113 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Coombabah from Brisbane CBD?
Coombabah is about 59.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Coombabah?
Coombabah has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 998 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Coombabah?
Coombabah has a transport score of 43/100 and 30 bus stops.