Rainbow Bay, QLD 4225
Gold Coast City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4225
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What to know about Rainbow Bay
Rainbow Bay (4225) sits in the Gold Coast region of Queensland.
The area is somewhat walkable for a typical errand run, but a car still helps for grocery runs and weekend trips.
What it’s like to live here
Rainbow Bay scores 62/100 on walkability, which makes it somewhat walkable with limited public transport. A short drive opens up most amenities; a car-light household is workable but not optimal.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 11°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,527 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, 3 government secondary, 3 Catholic, 4 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 62/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Somewhat 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
- 1,527 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 28.6°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 10.6°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 Rainbow Bay
- What is the Rainbow Bay postcode?
- Rainbow Bay is in the 4225 postcode, in QLD, in the Gold Coast City Council region.
- Where is Rainbow Bay?
- Rainbow Bay is a suburb in the Gold Coast City Council area, QLD 4225.
- What schools are in Rainbow Bay?
- There are 20 schools serving Rainbow Bay on this page, including Tweed Heads Public School, The Village School Gold Coast, St Joseph's Primary School.
- How walkable is Rainbow Bay?
- Rainbow Bay has a Walk Score of 62 out of 100, somewhat walkable. transit score 0, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Rainbow Bay?
- Rainbow Bay is close to Greenmount, Kirra, Coolangatta, Bilinga, Tugun Heights.
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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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