Lower Beechmont
QLD 4211 · Gold Coast
1,067 (2021) → 1,123 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lower Beechmont is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4211, about 68km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Lower Beechmont are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 19km inland. Lower Beechmont has an overall score of 29/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 81/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.47%), New Zealand (5.62%), Netherlands (1.22%), Scotland (1.12%), Canada (1.03%)
Top languages: German (1.41%), Spanish (1.12%), Japan (0.75%), Afrikaans (0.37%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.37%)
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 1040 (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)
- Gilston State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 1022
- Silkwood SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 1072
- Canungra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 1021
- Beechmont State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 1034
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.7kmICSEA 1033
- St Bernard State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 1056
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 Lower Beechmont
Is Lower Beechmont safe?
Lower Beechmont has a residential safety score of 81/100, 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 Lower Beechmont from Brisbane CBD?
Lower Beechmont is about 67.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Lower Beechmont?
Lower Beechmont has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lower Beechmont?
Lower Beechmont has a transport score of 0/100.