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Caloundra - Kings Beach

Queensland · Caloundra · Sunshine Coast

Why “Caloundra - Kings Beach”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Caloundra into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Caloundra - Kings Beach is a locality in the Caloundra area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Caloundra - Kings Beach SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1027 (gov)
Childcare
40
NQS-rated services
Population
7,094
+0.7% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Caloundra - Kings Beach SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Caloundra - Kings Beach

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Caloundra State High School Government · 1,316 students
ICSEA 1004
Caloundra State School Government · 481 students
ICSEA 1027

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Caloundra Christian College
Independent 438 students
ICSEA 1058 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Caloundra - Kings Beach

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Pelican Waters - Golden Beach Preschool Kindergarten and Child Care
    Centre-Based Care · 52 places · Golden Beach
    Excellent
  • Helping Hands Talara
    Centre-Based Care · 180 places · Currimundi
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Baringa
    Centre-Based Care · 126 places · Caloundra West
    Exceeding NQS
  • Currimundi Campus
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Currimundi
    Exceeding NQS
  • Helping Hands Meridan
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Meridan Plains
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bella Grace Early Learning Centre Aroona
    Centre-Based Care · 79 places · Aroona
    Exceeding NQS
  • Pacific Lutheran Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 73 places · Meridan Plains
    Exceeding NQS
  • C&K Caloundra Community Childcare Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 71 places · Caloundra
    Exceeding NQS
  • Helping Hands Caloundra
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Caloundra
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Little Mountain - Mark Road West
    Centre-Based Care · 53 places · Little Mountain
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bella Grace Brightwater School Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 28 places · Mountain Creek
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lady Gowrie Currimundi Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Battery Hill
    Exceeding NQS

+ 28 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
7,094
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.70%
2024→25
Net change
+46
people / yr
Density
1,778
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+46
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-50
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-15
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+111

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Caloundra - Kings Beach
+0.70%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%