Palmwoods flood risk
Of Palmwoods’s 4,291 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Palmwoods’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Palmwoods address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Palmwoods
Flood and bushfire areas across Palmwoods. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Palmwoods
Palmwoods sits in the Palmwoods police division, which recorded 562 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 562 total. Figures are for the whole Palmwoods police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Palmwoods
Palmwoods can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Palmwoods
At the 2021 Census, 17.4% of Palmwoods’s 6,357 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Palmwoods
Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Palmwoods). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 123 Mckees Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 12 Paskins Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 1 Cobb And Co Lane, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 255-259 Woombye Palmwoods Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 2/6 Macaranga Place, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 3 Lime Court, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 5 Rangeview Court, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 8 Rock Fig Court, Palmwoods QLD 4555
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Sunshine Coast
Compare Palmwoods with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.