Pacific Pines
QLD 4211 · Gold Coast
16,664 (2021) → 17,098 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pacific Pines is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4211, about 60km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Pacific Pines are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 55/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Pacific Pines has an overall score of 68/100, 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 (9.79%), England (4.91%), India (2.03%), China (1.5%), South Africa (1.36%)
Top languages: Mandarin (2.05%), Korean (1.06%), Japan (0.92%), Punjabi (0.88%), Spanish (0.79%)
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 1030 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1054
- Park Lake State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1028
- Pacific Pines State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1022
- Pacific Pines State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1013
Nearby (within 10km)
- Gaven State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 992
- Helensvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1022
- Oxenford State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 995
- A B Paterson CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.7kmICSEA 1112
- Helensvale State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1027
- Arundel State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 1027
- Nerang State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 972
- Highland Reserve State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1025
- Coombabah State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 989
- Trinity Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.5kmICSEA 1085
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.8kmICSEA 1033
- Nerang State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 973
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 Pacific Pines
Is Pacific Pines safe?
Pacific Pines 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 Pacific Pines from Brisbane CBD?
Pacific Pines is about 59.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Pacific Pines?
Pacific Pines has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1029 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pacific Pines?
Pacific Pines has a transport score of 55/100 and 54 bus stops.