Palm Beach, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Palm Beach Gold Coast, Queensland
View of Palm Beach, with Gold Coast in the background
Palm Beach Location in Queensland
Population	14,654 (2016 census)
• Density	2,326/km2 (6,020/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4221
Area	6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.2 km (12 mi) S of Surfers Paradise 92.2 km (57 mi) SSE of Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)	Burleigh
Federal Division(s)	McPherson
Suburbs around Palm Beach: Burleigh Heads Coral Sea Coral Sea Elanora Palm Beach Coral Sea Elanora Currumbin Waters Currumbin

The shoreline at Palm Beach looking north to Burleigh National Park and Surfers Paradise

Palm Beach is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Palm Beach had a population of 14,654 people.

Coastal management

Coastal management structures at Palm Beach include training walls at Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creek entrances and mini groynes at 11th and 21st Avenues. The Gold Coast Oceanway is of particular poor quality through Palm Beach due to the majority of the beachfront being effectively in private ownership . Recent loss of sand due to unusual weather and tidal patterns have caused some houses along the beachfront to lose their yards to the erosion.

Trivia

• Palm Beach was judged Queensland's Cleanest Beach in 1999 and again in 2000 and 2011 by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council.
• Extreme erosion along Palm Beach in 2011 revealed rusted car bodies, among other aged items, usually many meters below sand.

Sports and recreation

Neptune Royal Life Saving Club was the first female only club in Australia and still provides patrol services for people swimming in Tallebudgera Creek estuary. It remains the only club on the Gold Coast not affiliated with Surf Life Saving.

Palm Beach is also patrolled by the Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club at 7th Avenue and Pacific Surf Life Saving Club near 19th Avenue.

Local sporting clubs include soccer club Palm Beach Sharks, Palm Beach Currumbin Cricket Club, Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators RUC and Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club.

Education

Palm Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13-19 Nineteenth Avenue (28°06′39″S 153°27′47″E / 28.1107°S 153.4631°E / -28.1107; 153.4631 (Palm Beach State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 511 students with 37 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Students in southern Palm Beach can attend Currumbin State School in Currumbin.

Palm Beach Currumbin State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Thrower Drive (28°07′54″S 153°28′27″E / 28.1316°S 153.4742°E / -28.1316; 153.4742 (Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 2457 students with 179 teachers (173 full-time equivalent) and 87 non-teaching staff (70 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Students in western Palm Beach can attend Elanora State High School in Elanora.

Tallebudgera Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 1525 Gold Coast Highway (28°05′55″S 153°27′31″E / 28.0985°S 153.4586°E / -28.0985; 153.4586 (Tallebudgera Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre)).