Suburbs Palm Cove

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Palm Cove QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Palm Cove QLD is 2,450 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Palm Cove is $797 per week ($41,444 per year). Median rent in Palm Cove is $365 per week ($1,582 per month). Palm Cove has a median age of 53 years, older than the national median of 38. Palm Cove has a population density of 687.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Palm Cove is England. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is German. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Palm Cove is $1,733.

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📍 Palm Cove, Queensland — 16.7478°S, 145.6628°E

Crime: Low Med High

Palm Cove Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Palm Cove Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$797/wk
$41,444 per year
#3637 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$365/wk
$1,582 per month
#2840 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
53years
15 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.7 per bedroom

Palm Cove Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.1% (1,229) Female 49.9% (1,224)

Population Density

687.8
people per km²
2,450 people · 3.6 km²

Households

2.1
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$2,048
Family income/wk

Palm Cove 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 Cove Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
59.8% 398 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
40.2% 268 dwellings

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

Palm Cove Country of Birth

Australia
78.9%
England
17.2%
Germany
1.7%
Canada
1.0%
Brazil
0.3%
Chile
0.3%
Egypt
0.3%
France
0.3%

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

Palm Cove Religion

No Religion
48.7%
Catholic
19.1%
Anglican
13.4%
Not stated
10.1%
Uniting Church
2.5%
Christian (other)
2.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.1%
Buddhism
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Palm Cove Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
63.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
20.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
11.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.8%

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

Palm Cove Languages Spoken at Home

German
21.4%
Japan
13.1%
Italian
11.9%
Thai
11.9%
French
11.9%
Other
9.5%
Afrikaans
7.1%
IAL Punjabi
7.1%
Mandarin
6.0%

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

Palm Cove Employment

💼
Employed full-time
33.9% 657 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.5% 437 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.4% 65 people
🏠
Not in labour force
40.2% 779 people

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

Palm Cove Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
32.0%
Bachelor Degree
26.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.4%
Postgraduate Degree
12.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.3%
Certificate I/II
1.7%

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

Palm Cove Occupation

Professionals
27.2%
Managers
17.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
14.9%
Community & Personal Service
13.3%
Clerical & Administrative
9.6%
Labourers
7.3%
Sales Workers
6.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.2%

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

Palm Cove Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.2%
Health
16.2%
Engineering
13.4%
Society & Culture
13.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
11.6%
Education
8.6%
Architecture & Building
6.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.8%
Creative Arts
2.1%
Information Technology
1.8%
Agriculture & Environment
1.1%

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

Palm Cove Dwelling Types

Separate house
85.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
11.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Palm Cove Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.5%
$1-$149/wk
1.0%
$150-$299/wk
2.5%
$300-$399/wk
2.6%
$400-$499/wk
5.6%
$500-$649/wk
3.7%
$650-$799/wk
6.3%
$800-$999/wk
8.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.9%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.6%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.9%
$4,000+/wk
10.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Palm Cove Marital Status

💍
Married
50.6% 1,103
↔️
Separated
3.6% 79
📋
Divorced
14.8% 323
🕊️
Widowed
3.7% 80
👤
Never married
27.3% 594

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Palm Cove Ancestry

English
36.6%
Australian
19.7%
Irish
10.7%
Scottish
9.3%
Other
8.7%
German
5.2%
Italian
3.2%
Dutch
1.6%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.4%
Welsh
1.4%
French
1.3%
Greek
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Palm Cove School & University Attendance

Vocational Education
16.0%
Primary — Government
15.6%
Secondary — Government
14.3%
Primary — Catholic
13.9%
Secondary — Catholic
12.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
12.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
8.8%
Pre-school
6.1%

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

Palm Cove Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.5% 249
✅
No need for assistance
94.5% 4,287

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

Palm Cove Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
13.1% 262
—
Not a volunteer
86.9% 1,745

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Palm Cove Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.8%
$300-$449/mo
3.3%
$450-$599/mo
1.7%
$600-$799/mo
6.6%
$800-$999/mo
9.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
14.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
19.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
8.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Palm Cove How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
64.8%
Did not go to work
19.0%
Walked only
7.1%
Car (passenger)
5.1%
Bus
1.5%
Other
1.3%
Truck
0.7%
Bicycle
0.5%

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

Palm Cove Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.4%
1 vehicle
45.2%
2 vehicles
37.9%
3 vehicles
9.4%
4+ vehicles
4.1%

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

Palm Cove Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
7.2%
2 bedrooms
24.1%
3 bedrooms
36.3%
4 bedrooms
27.0%
5 bedrooms
5.1%
6+ bedrooms
0.3%

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

Palm Cove Population Mobility

24.3%
moved in the last year
59.4%
moved in the last 5 years
5.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
56.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Palm Cove Indigenous Population

1.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
86
Indigenous residents
4,444
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Palm Cove Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
198
Heart disease
90
Arthritis
88
Diabetes
67
Cancer
66
Asthma
54
Lung condition
38
Stroke
22
Kidney disease
17
Dementia
7

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

Palm Cove Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.8%
$1-$149/wk
4.0%
$150-$299/wk
5.8%
$300-$399/wk
4.4%
$400-$499/wk
4.3%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
10.2%
$800-$999/wk
11.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.2%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
9.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.2%
$3,500+/wk
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Palm Cove Family Structure

Couple — no children
52.3%
Couple — children under 15
27.6%
Couple — no children under 15
11.3%
One parent — no children under 15
4.9%
One parent — children under 15
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Palm Cove Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 4
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
3.6% 73
👤
Never served
96.0% 1,928

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Palm Cove Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
9.8% 196
—
Did not provide
90.2% 1,799

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Palm Cove Children Ever Born

No children
36.4%
1 child
14.6%
2 children
31.4%
3 children
11.6%
4 children
5.1%
5+ children
0.9%

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

Palm Cove When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960
26
1961–1970
85
1971–1980
116
1981–1990
108
1991–2000
94
2001–2010
198
2011–2015
94
2016
12
2017
22
2018
21
2019
23
2020
11
2021
3

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

Palm Cove Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.8%
5–14 hours
34.1%
15–29 hours
14.3%
30+ hours
7.5%
Did not do domestic work
25.2%

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

Palm Cove Household Size

1 person
28.3%
2 persons
48.9%
3 persons
11.0%
4 persons
8.9%
5 persons
1.5%
6+ persons
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Palm Cove Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,704
Moved from QLD
185
Moved — same area (SA2)
145
Moved from VIC
92
Moved from NSW
55
Moved from overseas
28
Moved from NT
18
Moved from WA
11
Moved from SA
10

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

Palm Cove Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
79.8%
Step family — no other children
16.0%
Blended family — no other children
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Palm Cove Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,527/wk
Median Rent $365/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Palm Cove

≈ $6,617/month
Median rent $365/wk
Left after rent $1,162/wk
Rent share 23.9%

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Palm Cove vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Minden
Pop: 1,227 Income: $708/wk Rent: $350/wk
Woodhill (Qld)
Pop: 1,231 Income: $946/wk Rent: $395/wk
Cunnamulla
Pop: 1,233 Income: $591/wk Rent: $125/wk
Nikenbah
Pop: 1,234 Income: $740/wk Rent: $390/wk
Queenton
Pop: 1,236 Income: $671/wk Rent: $209/wk
Kalbar
Pop: 1,246 Income: $631/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Palm Cove

What is the population of Palm Cove QLD?

The population of Palm Cove QLD is 2,450 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 687.8 people per km².Palm Cove is ranked #2,748 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Palm Cove?

The median personal income in Palm Cove QLD is $797 per week, or $41,444 per year.The median household income is $1,527 per week.Family income is $2,048 per week.Palm Cove is ranked #3,637 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Palm Cove?

Median rent in Palm Cove QLD is $365 per week ($1,582 per month).Rent represents 23.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Palm Cove ranks #2,840 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Palm Cove?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Palm Cove QLD is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Palm Cove?

The median age in Palm Cove QLD is 53 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Palm Cove a good suburb to live in?

Palm Cove is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 2,450.The median income is $797/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.9% 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: 32258. All dollar figures in AUD.