Side by sideSuburb comparison

Pelican Waters vs Golden Beach.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Golden Beach edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Golden Beach scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 14/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsPelican Waters vs Golden Beach

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Pelican Waters or Golden Beach?

Golden Beach scores 14/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Pelican Waters
Metric
Golden Beach

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$1075/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$800/wk
$540/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$650/wk
86.0%
Owner occupied
13.0%
Renter occupied

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
14
0
Transit score
20
100
Bike score
100
7,393
Population
68,286
55
Median age
44

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

16
Schools nearby
17
1043
Avg ICSEA
1043

Climate

1068 mm
Annual rainfall
1068 mm
30.4°C
Mean max (Jan)
30.4°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).