Median house price
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No data available
QLD · Gold Coast Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
18,444
Growth (1 yr)
+3.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+14.3%
Median age
39
Median income
$1,721/wk
Employment rate
62.9%
Languages at home
6.6%non-English
Most common: Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Well away from Brisbane, Palm Beach is a coastal established suburb built around sand, sea and space. Regional towns and local services do more of the everyday heavy lifting than the city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Local shops and services are well covered, which makes the suburb easy to live in day to day. 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.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability picture is excellent, powered mainly by safety, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar coastal suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
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No data available
Median rent
$920/wk
Population (ERP)
18,444
+3.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
14.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#5
among Coastal & beach · Established
Safety
18th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
90th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
72nd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
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
Estimated resident population
18,444(June 2025)
+3.2% annual · +14.3% over 5 years · 90th percentile in QLD
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
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 (~20,150), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
43 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
445 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
23 restaurants · 12 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars · 1 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 12 fast food · 4 bakeries
1136 Gold Coast Highway
16 Phillipine Parade
Unit 14A 6 Fifth Avenue
114 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 1-2 15 Palm Beach Avenue
Unit 9B 10 Fifth Avenue
83 Cypress Terrace
Unit 3 24 Phillipine Parade
Unit 3 10 Fifth Avenue
1136 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 8 6 Fifth Avenue
Unit 16A 6 Fifth Avenue
Gold Coast Highway
Unit 15B 6 Fifth Avenue
Unit 15A 6 Fifth Avenue
Unit 3 1132 Gold Coast Highway
1069 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 4-5 2-3 Phillipine Parade
1089 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 8 1160 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 1 114 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 9A
1128 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 13 1102 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 7 2 Eighth Avenue
Unit 5 15 Palm Beach Avenue
17 Phillipine Parade
Unit 10 10 Fifth Avenue
Gold Coast Highway
14 Phillipine Parade
22 Eleventh Avenue
Unit 3
Unit 1 1095 Gold Coast Highway
1142 Gold Coast Highway
24 Palm Beach Avenue
Unit B 17 Phillipine Parade
Unit 20 6 Fifth Avenue
1144 Gold Coast Highway
1146 Gold Coast Highway
1156-1158 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 4 10 Fifth Avenue
Unit 1 22 Phillipine Parade
20 bus stops
Unit 4-5 4-10 Phillipine Parade
1187-1191 Gold Coast Highway
1146 Gold Coast Highway
22 Seventh Avenue
9 Palm Beach Avenue
16 Eighth Avenue
Unit 6 15 Palm Beach Avenue
Unit 8 15 Palm Beach Avenue
Unit 7 15 Palm Beach Avenue
Unit 6 1160 Gold Coast Highway
1234 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 4 15 Palm Beach Avenue
Unit 1 20 Phillipine Parade
Unit 1 4-10 Phillipine Parade
Unit 11 10 Fifth Avenue
Unit 2 20 Phillipine Parade
2 Nineteenth Avenue
4 Twenty Fifth Avenue
1118 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 16B 6 Fifth Avenue
6 Fifth Avenue
1111 Gold Coast Highway
1100 Gold Coast Highway
1005 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 5 10 Fifth Avenue
Unit 3 15 Palm Beach Avenue
101 Palm Beach Avenue
1182 Gold Coast Highway
1346-1354 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 2 1095 Gold Coast Highway
Eleventh Avenue
Unit 2
Eighth Avenue
Unit 2 1132 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 3 20 Phillipine Parade
1136 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 10 1160 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 11 1160 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 12
Unit 12 1160 Gold Coast Highway
Unit 7 1160 Gold Coast Highway
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
68 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Eleventh Avenue
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
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
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.4 km away).
4.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
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
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).
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
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.