Rainbow Beach
QLD 4581 · Gympie
1,220 (2021) → 1,320 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Rainbow Beach is a suburb in Gympie, QLD 4581, about 174km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Rainbow Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Rainbow Beach has an overall score of 29/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 81/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.18%), New Zealand (2.54%), South Africa (1.31%), Germany (0.9%), Canada (0.74%)
Top languages: German (0.82%), Italian (0.49%), Vietnamese (0.49%), Filipino (0.33%), Spanish (0.33%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
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 Gympie 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 954 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Rainbow Beach State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 987
Nearby (within 10km)
- Tin Can Bay State SchoolCombined · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 922
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 Rainbow Beach
Is Rainbow Beach safe?
Rainbow Beach has a residential safety score of 81/100, 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 5,175 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Rainbow Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Rainbow Beach is about 174.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Rainbow Beach?
Rainbow Beach has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 987 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Rainbow Beach?
Rainbow Beach has a transport score of 0/100.