Palm Cove
QLD 4879 · Cairns
2,450 (2021) → 2,624 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Palm Cove is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4879, about 1412km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Palm Cove are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Palm Cove has an overall score of 36/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 18/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (12.08%), New Zealand (4%), Germany (1.47%), Scotland (1.22%), South Africa (1.02%)
Top languages: German (1.96%), French (0.9%), Thai (0.86%), Italian (0.78%), Japan (0.78%)
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
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 Cairns 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 993 (below 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)
- Trinity Anglican School - Marlin Coast CampusPrimary · Independent · 4.9km
- Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1001
- Holy Cross SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.6kmICSEA 1052
- Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 982
- Kuranda District State CollegeCombined · Government · 8kmICSEA 875
- Newman Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 8.3kmICSEA 1050
- Yorkeys Knob State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 1000
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 Cove
Is Palm Cove safe?
Palm Cove has a residential safety score of 18/100, 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 11,851 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Palm Cove from Brisbane CBD?
Palm Cove is about 1411.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Palm Cove?
Palm Cove has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Palm Cove?
Palm Cove has a transport score of 0/100.