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Biggera Waters QLD 4216

6,928 addresses · 65 streets

Fadden Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Biggera Waters · 63 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Biggera Waters is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 9,973 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,314 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 51% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

9,973Population
44Median age
$1,314Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Biggera Waters statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Biggera Waters itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Helensvale, 5.6 km west · Light rail stop: Gold Coast University Hospital, 3.6 km south-west · Bus interchange: Soutport Transit Centre, 4 km south · Ferry wharf: Trees, 100 m east · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 2.5 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Biggera Waters

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Biggera Waters QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 57.4%

Population by age in Biggera Waters
Population by age, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4387
5-14779
15-19467
20-24706
25-341,553
35-441,198
45-541,340
55-641,365
65-741,231
75-84682
85+268
Dwelling types in Biggera Waters
Dwelling types, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House873
Townhouse800
Apartment2,567
Other25
Households by weekly income in Biggera Waters
Households by weekly income, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650861
$650-1,4991,404
$1,500-2,9991,199
$3,000+536
Top ancestries in Biggera Waters
Top ancestries, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,591
Australian2,457
Other1,477
Irish929
Scottish916
Ancestry NS838
Housing tenure in Biggera Waters
Housing tenure, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,116
Mortgage1,031
Rented2,009
Other44
Cars per household in Biggera Waters
Cars per household, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0247
12,153
21,340
3322
4+146
Commute to work in Biggera Waters
Commute to work, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,226
Train35
Bus50
Tram/ferry4
Walked111
Bicycle26
Home537
Top countries of birth in Biggera Waters
Top countries of birth, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand766
England483
China311
India123
South Korea113
Philippines102
Languages used at home in Biggera Waters
Languages used at home, Biggera Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin383
Korean130
Spanish111
Urdu95
Arabic84
Japanese83

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

78,685 bird observations recorded near Biggera Waters — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Biggera Waters

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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