Burleigh Heads
QLD 4220 · Gold Coast
10,572 (2021) → 11,477 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Burleigh Heads is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4220, about 81km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Burleigh Heads are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 42/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Burleigh Heads has an overall score of 69/100, 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 (5.12%), England (4.19%), Brazil (1.62%), South Africa (0.9%), USA (0.86%)
Top languages: Portuguese (1.66%), Spanish (0.8%), Italian (0.5%), German (0.38%), Mandarin (0.36%)
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 1055 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Burleigh Heads State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1048
Nearby (within 10km)
- Marymount CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 0.6kmICSEA 1070
- Marymount Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.7kmICSEA 1085
- St Andrews Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.9kmICSEA 1105
- Caningeraba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1034
- Varsity CollegeCombined · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1065
- Palm Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1053
- Elanora State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1022
- Gold Coast Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1067
- Hillcrest Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1105
- King's Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 1079
- Tallebudgera State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 1068
- Elanora State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1054
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 Burleigh Heads
Is Burleigh Heads safe?
Burleigh Heads 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 Burleigh Heads from Brisbane CBD?
Burleigh Heads is about 81.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Burleigh Heads?
Burleigh Heads has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1048 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Burleigh Heads?
Burleigh Heads has a transport score of 42/100 and 16 bus stops.