Paradise Waters, QLD 4217
Gold Coast City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4217
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What to know about Paradise Waters
Paradise Waters (4217) sits in the Gold Coast region of Queensland.
Day-to-day life here is very walkable, with most errands manageable on foot.
What it’s like to live here
Paradise Waters scores 86/100 on walkability, which makes it very walkable with limited public transport. Coffee, groceries and a meal out are mostly walking-distance, which keeps a household viable on one car.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 11°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,377 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 8 government primary, 4 government secondary, 4 Catholic, 3 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 86/100
- Transit
- 20/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Very walkable. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
134,060 offences recorded in 2026 across the Gold Coast City Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Gold Coast City Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,377 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.2°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 10.5°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Paradise Waters
- What is the Paradise Waters postcode?
- Paradise Waters is in the 4217 postcode, in QLD, in the Gold Coast City Council region.
- Where is Paradise Waters?
- Paradise Waters is a suburb in the Gold Coast City Council area, QLD 4217.
- What schools are in Paradise Waters?
- There are 20 schools serving Paradise Waters on this page, including The Southport School, Men of Business Academy, St Hilda's School.
- How walkable is Paradise Waters?
- Paradise Waters has a Walk Score of 86 out of 100, very walkable. transit score 20, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Paradise Waters?
- Paradise Waters is close to Sundale, Southport Park, Chevron Island, Surfers Paradise.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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