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Pacific Pines, 4211

Est. population · Jun 2025

17,413

Growth (1 yr)

+0.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.1%

Median age

34

Median income

$2,090/wk

Employment rate

68.4%

University qualified

20.4%

Work from home

10.9%

Languages at home

17.9%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Korean, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

56.2/100
Good

Top 13% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
  • Outer suburban
What Pacific Pines is known for: Walkable, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Pacific Pines is an outer metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Gold Coast Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 13% above the peer median. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Green cover is an exceptional strength. Trade-offs centre on weaker population growth and higher rents, with population growth 88% below the peer median.

Pacific Pines's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (215)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Rents run above those in comparable places

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Pacific Pines compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$805/wk

Population (ERP)

17,413

+0.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#83

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

33rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

24th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

33%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

58th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
56.2/100 — Good
State standing
Top 13% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
947th in Australia
State rank
188th in QLD
Peer rank
#83 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#127 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$805

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

17,413(June 2025)

+0.2% annual · +1.1% over 5 years · 24th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.2%
5-year growth
+1.1%
Change in 1 year
+31
Change in 5 years
+185
Growth rank in QLD
24th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~18,200), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
16,664
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$2,090
Dwelling vacancy
3.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
185 of 5,370
Median monthly mortgage
$1,980
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$470
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
17.2% / 50% / 32.8%
Employment rate
68.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10.9% / 1.1% / 73.6%
Walked or cycled to work
0.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,939 / 1,235 / 6

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

20.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 21.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified20.4% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified11.6% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational21.8% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below46.2% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce22.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.7%
  • Society and culture14.6%
  • Health13.3%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9%
  • Education7.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,176

59th percentile in QLD · -3% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,082

55th percentile in QLD · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

30th percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$57,058

30th percentile in QLD · -10% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

63rd percentile in QLD · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4211 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
40,950
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,246
Median net rent
-$32
Taxpayers reporting business income
4,739
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+2%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
-18%
Business income vs state median
+20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

17.9% speak a language other than English at home; 33.7% born overseas

Language at home
13,175 English only · 2,874 other
Non-English at home
17.9%
Born overseas
5,430 (33.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
354 (2.1%)
Australian citizens
13,326
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
35

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin155 · 14%
  • Korean86 · 7.8%
  • Punjabi75 · 6.8%
  • Japanese69 · 6.2%
  • Malayalam56 · 5.1%
  • Spanish55 · 5%
  • Arabic40 · 3.6%
  • Hindi39 · 3.5%

Religion

46.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 46.4%, while Christianity accounts for 41%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion46.4%40.7%
Christianity41%45.7%
Islam2%1.2%
Other / not stated10.7%12.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.5%18.6%
Anglican10.4%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)3.5%3.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.1%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4211, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
744
Against the person
101
Against property
395
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
57.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 165 residents
State crime-rate percentile
33.3th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+16.5%

Most common offence types

  • Assault50
  • Drug Offences149
  • Other Property Damage56
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)234
  • Traffic And Related Offences74

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
1,024
Median ICSEA percentile
58th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Pacific Pines State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1016 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 759 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Pacific Pines State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1009 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 2,193 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Park Lake State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 901 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1058 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 720 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Gaven SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Helensvale SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Nerang SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Nerang SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Pacific Pines SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Pacific Pines SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Park Lake SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Pacific Pines Good Learning Centrekindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

54 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Binstead Way at Jubilee Primary School
  • Binstead Way at Palmerston Drive
  • Binstead Way at Palmerston Drive
  • Binstead Way at Studio Drive
  • Binstead Way at Studio Drive

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

208 mapped amenities

7 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 6 fast food · 1 bakeries · 4 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 78 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 54 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 9 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.12
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.02
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.68
Food & drink(17)
  • Brumby's BakeriesBakery
  • Cut & Grind CafeCafe
  • Zarraffa's CoffeeCafe
  • Burger'dFast food
  • Domino'sFast food
  • Expert KebabsFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Noodle BoxFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • Pacific Pines TavernPub
  • DDW ChineseRestaurant
  • Royal Thai HutRestaurant
  • Saleena's Cinnamon Indian CuisineRestaurant
  • Sandy's Bar and GrillRestaurant
  • Sushi BreakRestaurant
  • Sushi ExpressRestaurant
  • Waterside PizzaRestaurant
Shopping(4)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • 7-ElevenConvenience store
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(3)
  • ANZATM
  • RediATMATM
  • 7-ElevenPetrol station
Community(6)
  • Pacific Pines Community CentreCommunity centre
  • Pacific Pines Good Learning CentreKindergarten
  • Jubilee State SchoolSchool
  • Pacific Pines State High SchoolSchool

    Archipelago Way

  • Pacific Pines State SchoolSchool

    Santa Isobel Boulevarde

  • Park Lake State SchoolSchool

    1 Shoalhaven Avenue

Health & services(8)
  • Medcentres Pacific PinesClinic
  • Pacific Pines Medical CentreClinic
  • FamilyONE DentalDentist
  • Pacific Pines DentalDentist
  • Praxis DentalDentist
  • QML PathologyMedical clinic
  • TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
  • Family Vet Pacific PinesVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(75)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Public drinking fountainDrinking water
  • Water BubblerDrinking water
  • Snap FitnessGym
  • Atoli ParkPark
  • Central ParkPark
  • Codrington ParkPark
  • Cope Place ReservePark
  • Flooded Gum ParkPark
  • Hadrian ParkPark
  • Manra Way ReservePark
  • Moorea Court ReservePark
  • Pacific Pines ParklandsPark
  • Park

    35a Laughlen Chase, Pacific Pines

  • Park (46)
  • Penrhyn Street ReservePark
  • Rarotonga Rise ReservePark
  • Wajin ParkPark
  • Playground (4)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Pool ShopSwimming pool
  • Swimming pool (2)
Transport(27)

27 bus stops

Other(11)
  • Pacific Nails & WaxingBeauty salon
  • Bench (7)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Jasztav Hair SalonHairdresser
  • NewsagencyNewsagent
  • Parking (24)
  • Parking Space (15)
  • Picnic Table (7)
  • Shelter (7)
  • CignallTobacco
  • Waste Basket (4)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Pacific Pines Netball Club

    Netball

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

20 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Atoli ParkPark
  • Binstead ReservePark
  • Binstead Way Landscaping FeaturePark
  • Binstead Way ReservePark
  • Central ParkPark
  • Codrington ParkPark
  • Cope Place ReservePark
  • Dog Training AreaPark
  • Flooded Gum ParkPark
  • Galapagos ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
16.9%
Woodland / forest cover
2.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
93
Parks (OSM)
78
Typical summer maximum
28°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
8
Nearest hospital
Emergency (7.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
4
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 4

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • QML PathologyGP
  • Amtan Medical | Pacific Pines DoctorsClinic
  • FamilyONE DentalDentist
  • Medcentres Pacific PinesClinic
  • Pacific Pines DentalDentist
  • Pacific Pines Medical CentreClinic
  • Praxis DentalDentist
  • TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
549
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.5

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Fadden
Member of Parliament
Cameron CALDWELL (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
135,733
Turnout (2025)
87.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 56.9%Labor 43.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.1 km away).

Coalition 45.8%Labor 54.2%

11.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Pacific PinesLabor 53.3% · Coalition 46.7% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Pacific Pines CentralLabor 55.4% · Coalition 44.6% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Pacific Pines North (Fadden)Labor 55.7% · Coalition 44.3% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Maudsland (Fadden)Labor 55.6% · Coalition 44.4% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • HelensvaleLabor 49.1% · Coalition 50.9% TPP (2025)3.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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