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QLD · Gold Coast Council
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%
Languages at home
17.9%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Korean, Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
In Gold Coast Council, Pacific Pines is a settled established suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Local crime has been trending higher of late. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability rates good overall, led by stronger schools and education, plus community and employment compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Pacific Pines snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
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
#49
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
35th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
24th
percentile in QLD
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
- 68.8/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 6% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 286th in Australia
- State rank
- 80th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #49 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #62 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
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
- Employment rate
- 68.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3,939 / 1,235 / 6
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 619
- Against the person
- 84
- Against property
- 328
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 35.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 198 residents
- State safety percentile
- 34.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +17.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault169
- Drug Offences507
- Other Property Damage185
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)772
- Traffic And Related Offences245
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 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
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 →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Pacific Pines Good Learning Centrekindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
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 (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
206 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
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 everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 76 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 54 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 100/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.12
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.02
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.56
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(3)
- 7-ElevenConvenience store
- WoolworthsSupermarket
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(66)
- 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)
- Sports field
- Pool ShopSwimming pool
Transport(27)
27 bus stops
Other(20)
- BWSAlcohol
- ANZATM
- RediATMATM
- Bbq (2)
- Pacific Nails & WaxingBeauty salon
- Bench (7)
- Bicycle Parking
- Drinking water (2)
- Public drinking fountainDrinking water
- Water BubblerDrinking water
- Jasztav Hair SalonHairdresser
- NewsagencyNewsagent
- Parking (24)
- Parking Space (15)
- 7-ElevenPetrol station
- Picnic Table (7)
- Public toilets
- 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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 91
- Parks (OSM)
- 76
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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
- Amtan Medical | Pacific Pines DoctorsClinic
- FamilyONE DentalDentist
- Medcentres Pacific PinesClinic
- Pacific Pines DentalDentist
- Pacific Pines Medical CentreClinic
- Praxis DentalDentist
- QML PathologyDoctor
- TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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