Willow Vale
QLD 4209 · Gold Coast
2,279 (2021) → 2,789 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Willow Vale is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4209, about 48km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Willow Vale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 40/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Willow Vale has an overall score of 42/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (7.2%), England (5.35%), South Africa (2.81%), Canada (0.79%), Philippines (0.7%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.36%), Korean (0.61%), Russian (0.61%), Cantonese (0.53%), Italian (0.53%)
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 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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1013 (above 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)
- Pimpama State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 988
- Coomera Springs State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 1007
- Assisi Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.1kmICSEA 1059
- Upper Coomera State CollegeCombined · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 963
- Coomera Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.4kmICSEA 1082
- King's Christian College - Pimpama CampusCombined · Independent · 4.8km
- Gainsborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1002
- Saint Stephen's CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.1kmICSEA 1108
- Ormeau State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 1006
- Toogoolawa SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.3kmICSEA 957
- Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 1064
- Highland Reserve State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1025
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
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Some green space
Around the national average — a reasonable amount of parks and outdoor space nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
Childcare desert
Very limited childcare services in and around this suburb — families may face significant travel for childcare.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
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Frequently asked questions about Willow Vale
Is Willow Vale safe?
Willow Vale 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 Willow Vale from Brisbane CBD?
Willow Vale is about 47.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Willow Vale?
Willow Vale has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Willow Vale?
Willow Vale has a transport score of 40/100 and 1 bus stops.