The Palms
QLD 4570 · Gympie
1,083 (2021) → 1,192 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
The Palms is a suburb in Gympie, QLD 4570, about 149km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in The Palms are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 48km inland. The Palms has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 82/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.88%), New Zealand (2.77%), South Africa (1.39%), Germany (0.65%), Netherlands (0.65%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (0.55%), Afrikaans (0.46%), Italian (0.46%), French (0.28%), German (0.28%)
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 971 (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)
- Chatsworth State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 932
- Cooloola Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.8kmICSEA 1019
- Two Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 921
- Gympie South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 959
- James Nash State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 969
- Gympie West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 958
- Gympie Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 942
- St Patrick's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.1kmICSEA 1040
- Victory CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.2kmICSEA 1022
- St Patrick's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 8.3kmICSEA 1035
- One Mile State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 943
- Gympie State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 957
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 The Palms
Is The Palms safe?
The Palms has a residential safety score of 82/100, 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 The Palms from Brisbane CBD?
The Palms is about 149.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in The Palms?
The Palms has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in The Palms?
The Palms has a transport score of 0/100.