Palmview
QLD 4553 · Sunshine Coast
5,236 (2021) → 7,114 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Palmview is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4553, about 81km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Palmview are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 21/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Palmview has an overall score of 41/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.38%), New Zealand (4.34%), South Africa (2.23%), India (2.18%), USA (0.59%)
Top languages: Punjabi (1.09%), Afrikaans (1.07%), Mandarin (0.78%), Gujarati (0.69%), Korean (0.57%)
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 Sunshine 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 1054 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Palmview State Special SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 1031
- Palmview State Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1031
- Palmview State Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1028
Nearby (within 10km)
- Siena Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1083
- Siena Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.3kmICSEA 1074
- Chancellor State CollegeCombined · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1036
- Pacific Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 1112
- Glenview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1056
- Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 1153
- Meridan State CollegeCombined · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1019
- Talara Primary CollegePrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1034
- Brightwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 1055
- Kawana Waters State CollegeCombined · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1030
- Buderim Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1090
- Baringa State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1014
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 Palmview
Is Palmview safe?
Palmview has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 3,532 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Palmview from Brisbane CBD?
Palmview is about 80.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Palmview?
Palmview has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1030 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Palmview?
Palmview has a transport score of 21/100 and 12 bus stops.