Broadbeach Waters
QLD 4218 · Gold Coast
8,164 (2021) → 9,036 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Broadbeach Waters is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4218, about 73km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Broadbeach Waters are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 61/100, and is right by the coast. Broadbeach Waters has an overall score of 76/100, 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 (6.28%), England (4.94%), China (1.74%), Brazil (1.31%), South Africa (1.15%)
Top languages: Mandarin (2.32%), Portuguese (1.42%), Spanish (1.09%), Japan (0.83%), Italian (0.75%)
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 1048 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Merrimac State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 1018
- St Vincent's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1097
- Surfers Paradise State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1033
- Broadbeach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1075
- Benowa State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1080
- St Kevin's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.5kmICSEA 1071
- Benowa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1064
- Miami State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 1061
- Bellevue Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1053
- Merrimac State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1022
- Josiah CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.5kmICSEA 1077
- Miami State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1034
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 Waters
Is Broadbeach Waters safe?
Broadbeach 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 Broadbeach Waters from Brisbane CBD?
Broadbeach Waters is about 72.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Broadbeach Waters?
Broadbeach Waters has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Broadbeach Waters?
Broadbeach Waters has a transport score of 61/100 and 32 bus stops.