where is palm beach?
<answer> Palm Beach is a suburb in the northern beaches region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres or 25 miles, north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. <context> Palm Beach, New South Wales. Palm Beach is a suburb in the northern beaches region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Palm Beach sits on a peninsula at the end of Barrenjoey Road, between Pittwater and Broken Bay. The population of Palm Beach was 1,596 as at the 2011 census. Palm Beach is sometimes colloquially referred to as 'Palmy'; and is used for exterior filming of the soap opera Home and Away, as the fictional town of Summer Bay. Palm Beach housing ranges from cottages to grand estates, owned by some of the country's most affluent people.