Palm Beach, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Palm Beach, in the Gold Coast City local government area.
| Locality | Palm Beach |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Gold Coast City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -28.11558 |
| Longitude | 153.45859 |
| Population | 15,205 |
| Density | 2402.1 /km² |
| Area | 6.3 km² |
| Elevation | 0 m |
| Postcode | 4221 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 84 km south-southeast |
Palm Beach is a locality in the Gold Coast City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 15,205. The locality covers an area of 6.3 km², giving a population density of about 2402.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 0 m above sea level. It lies approximately 84 km south-southeast of Brisbane. Palm Beach is located at 28.1156°S, 153.4586°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4221.
Palm Beach unfolds as a verdant peninsula, a narrow spit of land where the azure embrace of the Pacific Ocean meets the tranquil, sheltered waters of a broad estuary. It lies 8.3 km south-east of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 127°T), and is situated 13.4 km south-south-east of Surfers Paradise. The air here is perpetually tinged with the briny tang of the sea, a constant whisper carried on breezes that rustle through the dense, glossy foliage of native palms and the more robust, spreading canopies of eucalypts. The landscape itself is a gentle incline, rising from the surf-washed shores to a higher, more sheltered spine, offering panoramic vistas of the shimmering coastline and the distant, hazy outline of neighbouring headlands. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to pool and thicken on the water, turning the estuary into a liquid sheet of hammered gold, while the scrubby heathlands that carpet the higher ground glow with an almost ethereal luminescence.
This stretch of coast, long a favoured haunt for those seeking solace and the rhythmic pulse of the ocean, has a history as layered as the sand dunes themselves. For millennia, Indigenous peoples moved across this land, their connection to its abundant marine life and freshwater sources a deep and enduring legacy. Later, European settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and abundant timber, began to carve out a life here, their early endeavours shaping the very character of Palm Beach. Today, its economy is largely sustained by the steady influx of visitors drawn to its pristine beaches and the sophisticated, yet relaxed, lifestyle it offers, a far cry from the rougher, more utilitarian past of its more industrialised neighbours. The distinctive architecture, often featuring sweeping verandas and a harmonious blend with the natural environment, speaks of a deliberate effort to preserve the unique charm of Palm Beach, a place where the modern world still seems to pause for the ebb and flow of the tide.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Palm Beach, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Palm Beach, in the Gold Coast City local government area.
Detailed location data for Palm Beach includes the postcode (4221), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Gold Coast City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Palm Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |