Rio Vista, QLD 4218
Gold Coast City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4218
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What to know about Rio Vista
Rio Vista (4218) sits in the Gold Coast region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Rio Vista scores 16/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 10°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,387 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
- 16/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Very car dependent. 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
- 1,387 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.3°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 10.3°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 Rio Vista
- What is the Rio Vista postcode?
- Rio Vista is in the 4218 postcode, in QLD, in the Gold Coast City Council region.
- Where is Rio Vista?
- Rio Vista is a suburb in the Gold Coast City Council area, QLD 4218.
- What schools are in Rio Vista?
- There are 20 schools serving Rio Vista on this page, including Merrimac State High School, St Vincent's Primary School, Broadbeach State School.
- How walkable is Rio Vista?
- Rio Vista has a Walk Score of 16 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Rio Vista?
- Rio Vista is close to Rialto, Mermaid Keys, Q Supercentre, Broadbeach Waters, Mermaid Waters.
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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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