Palmwoods flood risk
Of Palmwoods’s 4,291 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area.
Crime near Palmwoods
Palmwoods sits in the Palmwoods police division, which recorded 533 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 533 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 3,480 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Palmwoods). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100/38 Landershute Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 100/61 Jubilee Drive, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 100 East Palmwoods School Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 100 Landershute Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 100 Mckees Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 100 Nicklin Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 100 Palmwoods Montville Road, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 10-12 Church Street, Palmwoods QLD 4555
Nearby suburbs
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.