Palmwoods, QLD Family Guide
QLD 4555 · Sunshine Coast Council
Discover Palmwoods with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Activities around Palmwoods
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Sports & local clubs around Palmwoods
AISoccer and tennis listings for Palmwoods are in Woombye, with Woombye Soccer Club and the tennis club listed there.
Gymnastics & cheer around Palmwoods
2 listed within 5 km of Palmwoods
4 km from central Palmwoods
4.3 km from central Palmwoods
Not finding it in Palmwoods? Listed in Woombye (2 · 3 km)
More sports
- Football (AFL) (1 in Palmwoods · 1 within 5 km) — Hinterland Blues AFC Auskick Centre (0.6 km)
- Martial arts (1 in Palmwoods · 1 within 5 km) — GKR Karate - Sunshine Coast (0.1 km)
More things to do around Palmwoods
- Arts & dance (1 in Palmwoods · 1 within 5 km) — Trenna's Dance Studio (0.2 km)
Schools within 3 km of Palmwoods
AIThe schools section lists Palmwoods State School in Palmwoods alongside a primary school listed in Woombye.
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2 schools within 3 km of the Palmwoods centre, 1 with a Palmwoods address.
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
AIThe parks section puts Palmwoods playgrounds such as Kolora Park beside the oval and the Woombye library.
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (2)
Libraries (1)
Sports grounds (1)
Parks (3)
Sir Francis Nicklin Park
Palmwoods · 1.5 km
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Woombye Cemetery
Palmwoods · 1.6 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Palmwoods: 8 kids' activities within 5 km, 1 school in Palmwoods, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance
- Parks & places
- 5 parks · 2 verified playgrounds · 1 library
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- Woombye and Nambour
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Browse mapped places (17)
- Palmwoods State SchoolSchool
- Woombye Primary SchoolSchool
- GKR Karate - Sunshine CoastActivity
- Trenna's Dance StudioActivity
- Hinterland Blues AFC Auskick CentreActivity
- Woombye Soccer ClubActivity
- Woombye Tennis ClubActivity
- Nambour Gymnastics ClubActivity
- Sunshine Coast Gymnastics AcademyActivity
- Bubble'n'Kick Swim SchoolActivity
- Kolora ParkPark or community place
- Federation ParkPark or community place
- Sir Francis Nicklin ParkPark or community place
- Woombye CemeteryPark or community place
- Lemon ParkPark or community place
- Cwa Branch PlaygroundPark or community place
- Woombye Community LibraryPark or community place
Your council & community
Palmwoods within Sunshine Coast Council
3 of the council area’s 66 activity providers · 5th of 27 suburbs by number of providers
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Compare activities, schools & parks
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Palmwoods
Football (AFL) 1, Martial arts 1, Arts & dance 1
1 school · 5 parks
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Woombye3 km · same council
Gymnastics & cheer 2, Soccer 1, Tennis 1
3 schools · 2 parks
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Nambour6.4 km · same council
Tennis 2
5 schools · 8 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmwoods | Football (AFL) 1, Martial arts 1, Arts & dance 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Woombye3 km · same council | Gymnastics & cheer 2, Soccer 1, Tennis 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Nambour6.4 km · same council | Tennis 2 | 5 | 8 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 20 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.
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AroundSchools lists 8 activity providers within 5 km of Palmwoods. In Palmwoods itself the listings cover AFL, karate and dance, and arts and dance starts with Trenna's Dance Studio.
Gymnastics is a featured section even though its listings are in Woombye, where Nambour Gymnastics Club and Sunshine Coast Gymnastics Academy both sit.
Further down, the parks section covers Palmwoods playgrounds and the oval, the library sits in Woombye, and the comparison table sets Palmwoods beside Woombye and Nambour.
AIFor gymnastics, soccer and tennis, open the Woombye guide, and the Sunshine Coast Council guide covers the suburbs around Palmwoods.
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 20 Oct 2026.
Kids activities across Sunshine Coast Council
Local guides & reading
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