Pimpama
QLD 4209 · Gold Coast
24,601 (2021) → 33,817 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pimpama is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4209, about 48km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Pimpama are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 7 schools, a transport score of 86/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Pimpama has an overall score of 75/100, 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 (10.93%), India (3.54%), England (3.4%), South Africa (1.44%), Philippines (1%)
Top languages: Punjabi (2.82%), Mandarin (1.11%), Korean (0.88%), Gujarati (0.58%), Hindi (0.56%)
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 1014 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1064
- Ormeau State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1006
- Gainsborough State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1002
- Pimpama State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 988
- Pimpama State Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 973
- Pimpama State Primary CollegePrimary · GovernmentICSEA 972
- King's Christian College - Pimpama CampusCombined · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Joseph's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1040
- Picnic Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 997
- Coomera Rivers State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1004
- Coomera Springs State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1007
- Coomera State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1006
- Foxwell State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1009
- Coomera Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 5kmICSEA 1082
- Assisi Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 1059
- Livingstone Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 1041
- Toogoolawa SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.3kmICSEA 957
- Mother Teresa Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1032
- Coomera State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1009
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 Pimpama
Is Pimpama safe?
Pimpama 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 Pimpama from Brisbane CBD?
Pimpama is about 47.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Pimpama?
Pimpama has 7 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1001 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pimpama?
Pimpama has a transport score of 86/100, including 2 train stations and 71 bus stops.