QLD · Gold Coast Council
Currumbin Valley, 4223
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Desirability score
- National parks
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Gold Coast, Currumbin Valley keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life.
Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability and safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 2,084
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,278
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 43 of 695
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 58.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 59 / 5 / 7
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 40
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 28
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 19.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 417 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -12.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault24
- Drug Offences35
- Other Property Damage22
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)120
- Unlawful Entry31
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,078
- Currumbin Valley State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
4 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Currimbin Valley Harvest Organic FarmCafe
1380 Currumbin Creek Road
- Currimbin Valley Harvest Organic FarmFarm
Currumbin Creek Road
- Parking
- Currumbin Community Farm SchoolSchool
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Currumbin Rock PoolsPark
- Long Tan ParkPark
- Merala Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Ridge Top View ParkPark
- Robert Neumann ParkPark
- Village GreenPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 51.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 27% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1760th in Australia
- State rank
- 397th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #92 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #126 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 66%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Currimbin Valley Harvest Organic Farmamenities1380 Currumbin Creek Roadcafe
- Currimbin Valley Harvest Organic FarmamenitiesCurrumbin Creek Roadfarm
- Currumbin Community Farm Schoolamenitiesschool
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Assaultcrime24
- Drug Offencescrime35
- Other Property Damagecrime22
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime120
- Unlawful Entrycrime31
- Currumbin Rock Poolsgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.