Currumbin
QLD 4223 · Gold Coast
3,278 (2021) → 3,538 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Currumbin is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4223, about 87km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Currumbin are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 34/100, and is right by the coast. Currumbin has an overall score of 66/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 84/100.
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 (4.79%), England (3.69%), USA (1.56%), South Africa (0.95%), Brazil (0.61%)
Top languages: Spanish (0.82%), Portuguese (0.79%), Japan (0.43%), French (0.37%), Mandarin (0.24%)
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 1017 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Currumbin State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1018
Nearby (within 10km)
- Palm Beach-Currumbin State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1kmICSEA 1026
- Elanora State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1054
- Currumbin Community Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2kmICSEA 1016
- St Augustine's Parish Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1083
- Elanora State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 1022
- Palm Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1053
- Tallebudgera State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1068
- St Andrews Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 1105
- Coolangatta State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 968
- Hillcrest Christian College - Coolangatta CampusSecondary · Independent · 6.3km
- Burleigh Heads State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 1048
- Marymount CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.6kmICSEA 1070
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 Currumbin
Is Currumbin safe?
Currumbin has a residential safety score of 84/100, 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 Currumbin from Brisbane CBD?
Currumbin is about 86.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Currumbin?
Currumbin has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1018 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Currumbin?
Currumbin has a transport score of 34/100 and 18 bus stops.