Jacobs Well
QLD 4208 · Gold Coast
2,882 (2021) → 3,485 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Jacobs Well is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4208, about 48km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Jacobs Well are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 22/100, and is right by the coast. Jacobs Well has an overall score of 36/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 82/100.
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 (7.63%), England (4.61%), South Africa (0.9%), Scotland (0.62%), Zimbabwe (0.38%)
Top languages: Italian (0.35%), Cantonese (0.28%), Hindi (0.28%), Spanish (0.21%), Thai (0.21%)
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 1012 (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)
- St Joseph's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.6kmICSEA 1040
- Woongoolba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 979
- Picnic Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 997
- Pimpama State Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 972
- Pimpama State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 973
- Gainsborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1002
- Coomera State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 7kmICSEA 1006
- King's Christian College - Pimpama CampusCombined · Independent · 7.2km
- Coomera Rivers State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 1004
- Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 1064
- Foxwell State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 1009
- Ormeau State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 1006
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 Jacobs Well
Is Jacobs Well safe?
Jacobs Well has a residential safety score of 82/100, 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 Jacobs Well from Brisbane CBD?
Jacobs Well is about 48.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Jacobs Well?
Jacobs Well has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Jacobs Well?
Jacobs Well has a transport score of 22/100 and 10 bus stops.