Ormeau
QLD 4208 · Gold Coast
15,938 (2021) → 17,252 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ormeau is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4208, about 41km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Ormeau are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 44/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Ormeau has an overall score of 55/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
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 (9.24%), England (4.61%), South Africa (1.54%), Scotland (0.54%), Philippines (0.46%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.48%), Afrikaans (0.46%), Spanish (0.41%), Russian (0.28%), Punjabi (0.26%)
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 990 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Livingstone Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1041
- Mother Teresa Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1032
- Norfolk Village State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1013
- Ormeau Woods State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1003
- Toogoolawa SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 957
Nearby (within 10km)
- Ormeau State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1006
- Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1064
- Pimpama State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 988
- King's Christian College - Pimpama CampusCombined · Independent · 5.3km
- Rivermount CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1047
- Mount Warren Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 960
- Windaroo Valley State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 981
- Woongoolba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 979
- Windaroo State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 993
- Gainsborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 1002
- Beenleigh Special SchoolCombined · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 959
- Beenleigh State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 935
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 Ormeau
Is Ormeau safe?
Ormeau has a residential safety score of 83/100, 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 Ormeau from Brisbane CBD?
Ormeau is about 40.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Ormeau?
Ormeau has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1009 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ormeau?
Ormeau has a transport score of 44/100 and 58 bus stops.