Broadbeach
QLD 4218 · Gold Coast
6,786 (2021) → 7,691 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Broadbeach is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4218, about 74km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Broadbeach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 87/100, and is right by the coast. Broadbeach has an overall score of 84/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 82/100.
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 (5.73%), England (4.63%), Brazil (2.89%), China (1.3%), South Africa (1.15%)
Top languages: Portuguese (2.67%), Mandarin (1.44%), Spanish (1.44%), Japan (1.22%), Italian (1.16%)
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 1052 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Broadbeach State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1075
Nearby (within 10km)
- Surfers Paradise State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1033
- Merrimac State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1018
- St Vincent's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1097
- Miami State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1061
- Miami State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1034
- Benowa State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 1080
- St Kevin's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.8kmICSEA 1071
- Benowa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1064
- Bellevue Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1053
- The Southport SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 1109
- Merrimac State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1022
- Keebra Park State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 973
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 Broadbeach
Is Broadbeach safe?
Broadbeach has a residential safety score of 82/100, 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 Broadbeach from Brisbane CBD?
Broadbeach is about 73.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Broadbeach?
Broadbeach has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1075 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Broadbeach?
Broadbeach has a transport score of 87/100 and 15 bus stops.