Palm Beach vs Tallebudgera

Palm Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Tallebudgera. In both, most households own their home. In Tallebudgera, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Palm Beach tends to suit people living alone, while Tallebudgera suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Tallebudgera

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 41%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 48%)
  • But Palm Beach has more parks and reserves (33 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Palm Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($445/wk vs $595/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Palm Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Palm Beach

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (59% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • But Tallebudgera carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 69/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Palm Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.6% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Palm Beach and Tallebudgera drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Walkability 61 / 0
Palm Beach — Walkability: 61/100 Tallebudgera — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 66
Palm Beach — Safety: 31/100 Tallebudgera — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Palm Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tallebudgera — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Palm Beach has more residents (16,349 vs 3,826); Tallebudgera has higher household incomes ($123,344 vs $89,492).

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Population 16,349
+77% vs other
 3,826
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.6% +4.3%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $89,492/yr $123,344/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $445/wk $595/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
0-4 5.0% / 5.2%
Palm Beach — 0-4: 5.0% Tallebudgera — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.0% / 15.4%
Palm Beach — 5-14: 11.0% Tallebudgera — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 4.9% / 6.4%
Palm Beach — 15-19: 4.9% Tallebudgera — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.5% / 4.9%
Palm Beach — 20-24: 5.5% Tallebudgera — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 16.1% / 8.2%
Palm Beach — 25-34: 16.1% Tallebudgera — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 14.4% / 13.1%
Palm Beach — 35-44: 14.4% Tallebudgera — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 13.0% / 14.0%
Palm Beach — 45-54: 13.0% Tallebudgera — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 12.3% / 14.0%
Palm Beach — 55-64: 12.3% Tallebudgera — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 10.4% / 10.6%
Palm Beach — 65-74: 10.4% Tallebudgera — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 5.3% / 4.5%
Palm Beach — 75-84: 5.3% Tallebudgera — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.0% / 3.4%
Palm Beach — 85+: 2.0% Tallebudgera — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Palm Beach 33.9% couple families
Palm Beach — Couple Families: 33.9% Palm Beach — Lone Person: 40.7% Palm Beach — One Parent Families: 14.4% Palm Beach — Group Household: 9.6% Palm Beach — Other Families: 1.4%
Tallebudgera 67.9% couple families
Tallebudgera — Couple Families: 67.9% Tallebudgera — Lone Person: 14.0% Tallebudgera — One Parent Families: 13.9% Tallebudgera — Group Household: 2.9% Tallebudgera — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Palm Beach 37.9% renting
Palm Beach — Owned Outright: 29.2% Palm Beach — Mortgage: 32.9% Palm Beach — Renting: 37.9%
Tallebudgera 8.1% renting
Tallebudgera — Owned Outright: 41.1% Tallebudgera — Mortgage: 50.8% Tallebudgera — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 17.6%
Palm Beach — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Tallebudgera — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 11.6%
Palm Beach — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% Tallebudgera — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 7.7%
Palm Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Tallebudgera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 3.6%
Palm Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Tallebudgera — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.8%
Palm Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Tallebudgera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
England 3.8% / 6.1%
Palm Beach — England: 3.8% Tallebudgera — England: 6.1%
New Zealand 4.3% / 3.5%
Palm Beach — New Zealand: 4.3% Tallebudgera — New Zealand: 3.5%
South Africa 0.8% / 1.4%
Palm Beach — South Africa: 0.8% Tallebudgera — South Africa: 1.4%
Brazil 1.3% / —
Palm Beach — Brazil: 1.3% Tallebudgera — Brazil: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / 0.4%
Palm Beach — Scotland: 0.4% Tallebudgera — Scotland: 0.4%
Canada 0.4% / —
Palm Beach — Canada: 0.4% Tallebudgera — Canada: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.4%
Palm Beach — Germany: not among its largest Tallebudgera — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Palm Beach 40.9% houses
Palm Beach — Houses: 40.9% Palm Beach — Flats / Apartments: 39.3% Palm Beach — Townhouses: 19.8%
Tallebudgera 94.4% houses
Tallebudgera — Houses: 94.4% Tallebudgera — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Tallebudgera — Townhouses: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Median house price $1,910,000 $2,000,000
Median unit price $1,180,000 —
Median land price — $1,875,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 134 sales
 46 days
from 37 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
3 bed $1.75M / $1.88M
Palm Beach — 3 bed: $1.75M (104 sales) Tallebudgera — 3 bed: $1.88M (12 sales)

104 vs 12 sales

4 bed $2.25M / $1.88M
Palm Beach — 4 bed: $2.25M (93 sales) Tallebudgera — 4 bed: $1.88M (23 sales)

93 vs 23 sales

5 bed $2.95M / $2.2M
Palm Beach — 5 bed: $2.95M (30 sales) Tallebudgera — 5 bed: $2.2M (15 sales)

30 vs 15 sales

6 bed $3.73M / $3.62M
Palm Beach — 6 bed: $3.73M (5 sales) Tallebudgera — 6 bed: $3.62M (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Houses 3.6%
$1,325/wk on $1.9M
 4.1%
$1,525/wk on $1.92M
Units 4.0%
$895/wk on $1.16M
 —

Ranking within QLD

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 32% of QLD —

Liveability

Palm Beach is more walkable (61 vs 0).

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Palm Beach carries more crime risk (69 vs 34).

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
34/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion High
71/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 6.6 km
 2
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 8.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 1.7%

Schools in Palm Beach

  • Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Palm Beach State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Tallebudgera

  • Tallebudgera State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Andrews Lutheran College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 39 0
Parks & reserves 33 2
Childcare 4 6
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Beaches 2 0
Waterways 13 3

Mobility

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Walkability score 61/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 93 km
+1% vs other
 92 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4221
 1.2%
postcode 4228
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4221
 —
postcode 4228

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Car (driver) 73.3% / 72.8%
Palm Beach — Car (driver): 73.3% Tallebudgera — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 20.5%
Palm Beach — Worked from Home: 17.6% Tallebudgera — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 4.3%
Palm Beach — Car (passenger): 3.4% Tallebudgera — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 2.1% / 1.4%
Palm Beach — Walked Only: 2.1% Tallebudgera — Walked Only: 1.4%
Train 0.8% / 0.8%
Palm Beach — Train: 0.8% Tallebudgera — Train: 0.8%
Bus 1.5% / —
Palm Beach — Bus: 1.5% Tallebudgera — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 760 m
766 m to a named beach
 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Connectivity score 78/100 64/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
9,048 premises
 19%
1,309 premises

Climate

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Annual rainfall 1,637 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Division McPherson
same for both
Member Leon Rebello
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Palm Beach Tallebudgera
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Palm Beach

Apartments Beach Coastal Parks Premium Regional Centre River

Tallebudgera

Acreage Luxury

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