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Broadbeach QLD 4218

11,601 addresses · 31 streets

Moncrieff Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Broadbeach · 74 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

A high-rise beachfront suburb on the Gold Coast known for dining and entertainment, Broadbeach is apartment-dominated. Very small households of 1.8 people and a median age of 46 prevail. Median household income is $1,419 a week, with rent around $420.

Broadbeach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 6,786 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,419 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 48% of households own their home and 50% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,786Population
46Median age
$1,419Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Broadbeach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Robina, 7.1 km south-west · Light rail stop: Broadbeach North, 200 m west · Bus interchange: Greyhound Bus Terminal Surfers Paradise, 2.9 km north · Ferry wharf: Surfers Paradise Ferry Terminal, 3.1 km north · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 13.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 10.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Broadbeach

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

Tree cover measures, Broadbeach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 55.9%

Population by age in Broadbeach
Population by age, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4189
5-14286
15-19159
20-24467
25-341,350
35-44846
45-54737
55-641,100
65-74914
75-84573
85+170
Dwelling types in Broadbeach
Dwelling types, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House8
Townhouse30
Apartment3,021
Other0
Households by weekly income in Broadbeach
Households by weekly income, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650598
$650-1,499967
$1,500-2,999938
$3,000+444
Top ancestries in Broadbeach
Top ancestries, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,311
Australian1,590
Ancestry NS946
Other861
Irish730
Scottish611
Housing tenure in Broadbeach
Housing tenure, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned913
Mortgage534
Rented1,530
Other60
Cars per household in Broadbeach
Cars per household, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0353
11,772
2773
391
4+32
Commute to work in Broadbeach
Commute to work, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,756
Train16
Bus51
Tram/ferry89
Walked312
Bicycle48
Home558
Top countries of birth in Broadbeach
Top countries of birth, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand389
England314
Brazil196
China88
South Africa78
India74
Languages used at home in Broadbeach
Languages used at home, Broadbeach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese181
Mandarin98
Spanish98
Japanese83
Italian79
Punjabi44

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,651 bird observations recorded near Broadbeach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Broadbeach

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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