Golden Beach
QLD 4551 · Sunshine Coast
5,646 (2021) → 6,137 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Golden Beach is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4551, about 73km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Golden Beach 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. Golden Beach has an overall score of 59/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.12%), New Zealand (3.75%), South Africa (0.76%), Scotland (0.58%), Philippines (0.53%)
Top languages: German (0.32%), Spanish (0.28%), Thai (0.28%), Portuguese (0.19%), Tagalog (0.19%)
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 Sunshine 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 1039 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Golden Beach State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1025
Nearby (within 10km)
- Caloundra City Private SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1080
- Caloundra Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 1048
- Kairos Community College - Caloundra CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.5km
- Caloundra State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1012
- Caloundra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1022
- Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 1062
- Baringa State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1030
- Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1086
- Baringa State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1014
- Currimundi Special SchoolCombined · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 1009
- Currimundi State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1039
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1034
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 Golden Beach
Is Golden Beach safe?
Golden Beach has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 3,532 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Golden Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Golden Beach is about 72.7 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Golden Beach?
Golden Beach has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1025 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Golden Beach?
Golden Beach has a transport score of 34/100 and 27 bus stops.