Palen Creek, QLD
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 368
- Median age
- 41
- Household income
- $1,174/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 60%
- Renting
- 22%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in QLD
- Nearest train station
- Kyogle Station · 42.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Urbenville Multi Purpose Service · 33.5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Community safety
17 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 34.6% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Junior secondary
Beaudesert SHS
Primary
Rathdowney SS
Senior secondary
Beaudesert SHS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Beaudesert
District population (2025)
16,642
+19% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
188
houses 169 · other 19
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.