Palm Beach
QLD 4221 · Gold Coast
16,349 (2021) → 18,388 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Palm Beach is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4221, about 84km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Palm Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 32/100, and is right by the coast. Palm Beach has an overall score of 64/100, 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 (4.26%), England (3.84%), Brazil (1.27%), South Africa (0.76%), USA (0.62%)
Top languages: Portuguese (1.34%), Japan (0.56%), Spanish (0.47%), French (0.4%), German (0.32%)
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 1052 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Palm Beach State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1053
- Palm Beach-Currumbin State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1026
Nearby (within 10km)
- Elanora State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1054
- Elanora State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1022
- Currumbin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1018
- St Andrews Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1105
- Burleigh Heads State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1048
- Marymount CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1070
- Marymount Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 1085
- St Augustine's Parish Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 1083
- Currumbin Community Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1016
- Tallebudgera State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1068
- Caningeraba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1034
- Varsity CollegeCombined · Government · 6kmICSEA 1065
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 Palm Beach
Is Palm Beach safe?
Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Palm Beach is about 83.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Palm Beach?
Palm Beach has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1040 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Palm Beach?
Palm Beach has a transport score of 32/100 and 43 bus stops.