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
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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:
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 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
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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.