Guanaba
QLD 4210 · Gold Coast
852 (2021) → 897 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Guanaba is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4210, about 56km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Guanaba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 11km inland. Guanaba has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 85/100.
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 (5.75%), England (5.52%), South Africa (1.53%), Scotland (0.94%), Italy (0.7%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.06%), Mandarin (0.47%), Greek (0.47%), Samoan (0.47%), Polish (0.35%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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 1029 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Tamborine Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1058
- Tamborine Mountain State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1049
- St Bernard State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1056
- Park Lake State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1028
- Tamborine Mountain CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.3kmICSEA 1059
- Highland Reserve State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 1025
- Gaven State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 992
- Oxenford State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 995
- Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.6kmICSEA 1054
- Pacific Pines State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 1022
- Pacific Pines State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8kmICSEA 1013
- Silkwood SchoolCombined · Independent · 8.9kmICSEA 1072
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 Guanaba
Is Guanaba safe?
Guanaba has a residential safety score of 85/100, 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 Guanaba from Brisbane CBD?
Guanaba is about 56.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Guanaba?
Guanaba has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Guanaba?
Guanaba has a transport score of 0/100.