The Area
Palm Beach
The location
The Gold Coast at its best
You want the beach at the end of your street, not at the end of a drive. Palm Beach sits halfway between Surfers Paradise and Coolangatta, bookended by Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek, with the Pacific running the length of its eastern edge.
Unlike the high-rise density further north, Palm Beach has held on to its village scale: walkable streets, low-to-medium-rise buildings and a dining strip that draws people from across the coast. It's the kind of suburb where you recognise faces on your morning walk and the barista starts your order before you've said a word.
Life here
Everything you need, a short walk from home
Beaches and waterways
Calm creek water for families, paddleboarders and early swimmers, and open ocean surf for those who want it. Palm Beach has been named Queensland's Cleanest Beach three times.
Dining and cafés
One of the Gold Coast's most genuine dining precincts, grown naturally over years. Morning coffee at Barefoot Barista, a long lunch at Balboa, and everything in between.
Parks and nature
Palm Beach Parklands line Tallebudgera Creek with shaded picnic areas and Dune Café on the foreshore. Burleigh Head National Park rises to the north, with rainforest walks and views from Tumgun Lookout.
Education
Palm Beach State School sits in the heart of the suburb. Palm Beach Currumbin State High School offers a marine studies program with access to over 100 watercraft on the Currumbin estuary.
Health and wellbeing
John Flynn Private Hospital is five minutes away in Tugun, with a 24-hour emergency department. Palm Beach Community Health Centre provides services within the suburb itself.
Getting around
Gold Coast Airport is ten minutes south, and the M1 gives quick access to Brisbane.
Distances
Close to everything. Far from ordinary.
| Destination | Drive time |
|---|---|
| M1 | 2 min |
| Burleigh Heads | 5 min |
| Gold Coast Airport | 10 min |
| Broadbeach | 20 min |
| Byron Bay | 45 min |
| Brisbane CBD | 1 hr 15 min |