Burleigh Waters
QLD 4220 · Gold Coast
14,556 (2021) → 15,137 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Burleigh Waters is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4220, about 79km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Burleigh Waters are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 52/100, and is right by the coast. Burleigh Waters has an overall score of 72/100, 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 (5.94%), England (5.04%), South Africa (1.04%), Brazil (1.02%), Japan (0.71%)
Top languages: Portuguese (1.31%), Japan (0.86%), Spanish (0.65%), French (0.42%), Italian (0.34%)
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 1056 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Marymount Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1085
- Marymount CollegeSecondary · CatholicICSEA 1070
- Caningeraba State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1034
Nearby (within 10km)
- Burleigh Heads State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1048
- Varsity CollegeCombined · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1065
- Miami State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1034
- Miami State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1061
- Gold Coast Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1067
- Robina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 1054
- King's Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 1079
- St Andrews Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.8kmICSEA 1105
- Palm Beach State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1053
- Hillcrest Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4kmICSEA 1105
- Australian Industry Trade CollegeSecondary · Independent · 4.2kmICSEA 1036
- Elanora State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1022
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 Waters
Is Burleigh Waters safe?
Burleigh 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 Burleigh Waters from Brisbane CBD?
Burleigh Waters is about 79.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Burleigh Waters?
Burleigh Waters has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1063 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Burleigh Waters?
Burleigh Waters has a transport score of 52/100 and 56 bus stops.