Biggera Waters
QLD 4216 · Gold Coast
9,973 (2021) → 10,901 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Biggera Waters is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4216, about 63km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Biggera Waters are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 50/100, and is right by the coast. Biggera Waters has an overall score of 65/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (7.68%), England (4.84%), China (3.12%), India (1.23%), South Korea (1.13%)
Top languages: Mandarin (3.84%), Korean (1.3%), Spanish (1.11%), Urdu (0.95%), Arabic (0.84%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gold Coast local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1040 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Biggera Waters State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1033
Nearby (within 10km)
- Coombabah State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 989
- Labrador State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 997
- St Francis Xavier SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1077
- Arundel State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1027
- A B Paterson CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.1kmICSEA 1112
- Musgrave Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1024
- Southport Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.3kmICSEA 942
- Southport Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1019
- Southport State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 1033
- Coombabah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1006
- Queensland Academy for Health SciencesSecondary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1114
- Southport State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1005
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Biggera Waters
Is Biggera Waters safe?
Biggera Waters has a residential safety score of 83/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,113 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Biggera Waters from Brisbane CBD?
Biggera Waters is about 62.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Biggera Waters?
Biggera Waters has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1033 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Biggera Waters?
Biggera Waters has a transport score of 50/100 and 21 bus stops.