Suburbs Palm Beach (Qld)

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Palm Beach QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Palm Beach, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Palm Beach QLD is 16,349 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Palm Beach is $873 per week ($45,396 per year). Median rent in Palm Beach is $445 per week ($1,928 per month). Palm Beach has a median age of 39 years, older than the national median of 38. Palm Beach has a population density of 2582.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Palm Beach is England. The most common religion is No Religion (50% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Portuguese. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Palm Beach is $2,093.

There were 4,778 recorded offences in Palm Beach in 2025-26, a rate of 292 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (1,719 offences).

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📍 Palm Beach, Queensland — 28.1155°S, 153.4631°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (7)

Palm Beach Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Palm Beach Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$873/wk
$45,396 per year
#2461 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$445/wk
$1,928 per month
#1221 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
39years
1 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,093/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.9 per bedroom

Palm Beach Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.6% (7,783) Female 52.4% (8,570)

Population Density

2582.1
people per km²
16,349 people · 6.3 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,219
Family income/wk

Palm Beach Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Palm Beach Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
47.0% 1,894 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
53.0% 2,132 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Palm Beach Country of Birth

Australia
91.9%
England
4.7%
Brazil
1.5%
Canada
0.5%
Germany
0.5%
France
0.3%
India
0.2%
China
0.1%
Indonesia
0.1%
Chile
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Palm Beach Religion

No Religion
50.1%
Catholic
20.8%
Anglican
12.8%
Not stated
7.5%
Uniting Church
3.3%
Christian (other)
2.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.7%
Baptist
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Palm Beach Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
66.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
22.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Palm Beach Languages Spoken at Home

Portuguese
29.8%
Other
22.0%
Spanish
12.7%
Japan
10.4%
French
9.5%
German
7.5%
Italian
4.3%
Mandarin
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Palm Beach Employment

💼
Employed full-time
38.8% 4,689 people
⏰
Employed part-time
25.6% 3,088 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.2% 382 people
🏠
Not in labour force
32.4% 3,914 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Palm Beach Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
33.9%
Bachelor Degree
32.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.5%
Postgraduate Degree
8.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.2%
Certificate I/II
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Palm Beach Occupation

Professionals
32.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
16.1%
Managers
15.4%
Community & Personal Service
12.7%
Clerical & Administrative
9.9%
Sales Workers
6.3%
Labourers
4.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Palm Beach Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.6%
Health
14.7%
Society & Culture
13.5%
Engineering
11.5%
Architecture & Building
10.8%
Education
9.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.6%
Creative Arts
5.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.6%
Information Technology
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Palm Beach Dwelling Types

Separate house
67.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
20.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
11.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Palm Beach Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
3.0%
$400-$499/wk
6.1%
$500-$649/wk
5.3%
$650-$799/wk
5.7%
$800-$999/wk
6.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.2%
$4,000+/wk
13.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Palm Beach Marital Status

💍
Married
39.6% 5,437
↔️
Separated
3.3% 459
📋
Divorced
11.8% 1,621
🕊️
Widowed
4.6% 627
👤
Never married
40.7% 5,599

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Palm Beach Ancestry

English
34.0%
Australian
26.9%
Irish
10.5%
Scottish
9.5%
Other
6.2%
German
4.2%
Italian
3.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.8%
Dutch
1.4%
New Zealander
1.1%
Polish
0.7%
French
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Palm Beach School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.2%
Secondary — Government
20.6%
Vocational Education
14.8%
Pre-school
10.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.0%
Primary — Catholic
7.0%
Secondary — Catholic
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Palm Beach Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.7% 1,441
✅
No need for assistance
95.3% 29,393

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Palm Beach Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.3% 1,845
—
Not a volunteer
85.7% 11,042

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Palm Beach Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.6%
$300-$449/mo
1.7%
$450-$599/mo
1.3%
$600-$799/mo
2.5%
$800-$999/mo
3.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
25.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
17.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Palm Beach How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.6%
Did not go to work
13.5%
Car (passenger)
3.5%
Walked only
2.1%
Bicycle
1.5%
Bus
1.3%
Other
0.7%
Truck
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.6%
Train
0.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Palm Beach Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.7%
1 vehicle
37.6%
2 vehicles
39.7%
3 vehicles
11.5%
4+ vehicles
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Palm Beach Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
7.0%
2 bedrooms
37.3%
3 bedrooms
33.9%
4 bedrooms
17.0%
5 bedrooms
3.8%
6+ bedrooms
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Palm Beach Population Mobility

20.1%
moved in the last year
52.0%
moved in the last 5 years
4.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
65.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Palm Beach Indigenous Population

2.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
813
Indigenous residents
30,116
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Palm Beach Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,260
Arthritis
553
Asthma
508
Heart disease
341
Lung condition
340
Diabetes
270
Cancer
270
Kidney disease
147
Stroke
141
Dementia
49

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Palm Beach Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.1%
$1-$149/wk
4.2%
$150-$299/wk
4.5%
$300-$399/wk
3.8%
$400-$499/wk
3.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.9%
$650-$799/wk
9.7%
$800-$999/wk
11.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
9.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.4%
$3,500+/wk
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Palm Beach Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
40.0%
Couple — no children
31.8%
Couple — no children under 15
13.9%
One parent — no children under 15
7.5%
One parent — children under 15
6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Palm Beach Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.0% 4
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 15
🏅
Previously served
2.7% 344
👤
Never served
97.2% 12,573

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Palm Beach Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.8% 1,512
—
Did not provide
88.2% 11,356

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Palm Beach Children Ever Born

No children
39.9%
1 child
12.8%
2 children
27.1%
3 children
14.1%
4 children
4.7%
5+ children
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Palm Beach When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
47
1951–1960
134
1961–1970
228
1971–1980
296
1981–1990
329
1991–2000
345
2001–2010
584
2011–2015
335
2016
110
2017
91
2018
100
2019
96
2020
65
2021
36

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Palm Beach Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
24.8%
5–14 hours
31.0%
15–29 hours
12.3%
30+ hours
7.5%
Did not do domestic work
24.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Palm Beach Household Size

1 person
29.8%
2 persons
36.5%
3 persons
14.9%
4 persons
12.9%
5 persons
4.4%
6+ persons
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Palm Beach Where Residents Moved From

Same address
12,188
Moved from QLD
1,631
Moved — same area (SA2)
622
Moved from NSW
383
Moved from VIC
168
Moved from overseas
139
Moved from WA
27
Moved from SA
22
Moved from ACT
11
Moved from NT
7
Moved from TAS
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Palm Beach Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
85.2%
Step family — no other children
10.7%
Blended family — no other children
3.0%
Intact family — other children present
0.6%
Other couple — children only
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Palm Beach Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 4,778 total

Theft
1,719
Drug Offences
1,096
Break & Enter
551
Assault
460
Property Damage
213
Traffic
181
Fraud
166
Domestic Violence
160
Sexual Offences
138
Weapons
74
Robbery
20

Offence trend by year:

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Palm Beach Schools

7
schools nearby
6
government
1048
avg ICSEA score
8,565
total students
St Andrews Lutheran College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,377 students
1104
ICSEA
Elanora State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 924 students
1061
ICSEA
Palm Beach State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 894 students
1059
ICSEA
Burleigh Heads State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 458 students
1048
ICSEA
Elanora State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 949 students
1023
ICSEA
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 2,819 students
1022
ICSEA
Currumbin State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 1,144 students
1017
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Palm Beach Rent Prices & Affordability

26%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,721/wk
Median Rent $445/wk
Rent-to-Income 25.9%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Palm Beach

≈ $7,458/month
Median rent $445/wk
Left after rent $1,276/wk
Rent share 25.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $742/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $225/wk
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Income: $712/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $205/wk
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Income: $738/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $205/wk
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Income: $786/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $205/wk
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Income: $825/wk Rent: $255/wk Save: $190/wk
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Income: $728/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $175/wk
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Income: $809/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $175/wk

Palm Beach vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Boronia Heights
Pop: 8,175 Income: $718/wk Rent: $350/wk
Mooloolaba
Pop: 8,202 Income: $843/wk Rent: $400/wk
Bentley Park
Pop: 8,360 Income: $821/wk Rent: $385/wk
Annandale (Qld)
Pop: 8,376 Income: $931/wk Rent: $380/wk
Beenleigh
Pop: 8,425 Income: $642/wk Rent: $300/wk
Clontarf (Moreton Bay - Qld)
Pop: 8,446 Income: $704/wk Rent: $345/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Palm Beach

What is the population of Palm Beach QLD?

The population of Palm Beach QLD is 16,349 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2582.1 people per km².Palm Beach is ranked #234 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Palm Beach?

The median personal income in Palm Beach QLD is $873 per week, or $45,396 per year.The median household income is $1,721 per week.Family income is $2,219 per week.Palm Beach is ranked #2,461 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Palm Beach?

Median rent in Palm Beach QLD is $445 per week ($1,928 per month).Rent represents 25.9% of household income, which is considered moderate.Palm Beach ranks #1,221 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Palm Beach?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Palm Beach QLD is $2,093. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Palm Beach?

The median age in Palm Beach QLD is 39 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Palm Beach a good suburb to live in?

Palm Beach is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 16,349.The median income is $873/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 32257. All dollar figures in AUD.