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Palm Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Palm Beach’s 13,097 mapped properties, 49% are in a mapped flood area and 0.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

49%
In a flood area
0.5%
In a bushfire area
13,097
Mapped properties

Crime near Palm Beach

Palm Beach sits in the Palm Beach police division, which recorded 4,284 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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316
Break-ins
165
Vehicle theft
1,138
Other theft
294
Property damage
113
Fraud
52
Handling stolen goods
337
Assault
95
Sexual offences
13
Robbery
67
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,694
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,284 total. Figures are for the whole Palm Beach police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Palm Beach

Palm Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential75.2% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: None

Residential18.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: None

Centre / commercial3.8% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: None

School catchments in Palm Beach

PrimaryCurrumbin SS · Palm Beach SS
JuniorElanora SHS · Palm Beach-Currumbin SHS
SeniorElanora SHS · Palm Beach-Currumbin SHS

Palm Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Palm Beach

At the 2021 Census, 17.7% of Palm Beach’s 16,349 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.2%
Australian35%
Irish13.6%
Scottish12.4%
German5.5%
Italian4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.3%
England3.8%
Brazil1.3%
South Africa0.8%
United States0.6%
Canada0.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Palm Beach

Gold Coast council approved 6,572 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6,572
Dwellings/yr
1,084
Houses
5,488
Units
03,5007,0002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Gold Coast council area (not just Palm Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Palm Beach address:

Nearby suburbs

Elanora · 30.6% floodCurrumbin · 18.8% floodBurleigh Heads · 10.8% floodCurrumbin Waters · 59.1% floodTugun · 11.5% floodBurleigh Waters · 55.8% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.