Broadbeach Waters

15.2% of Broadbeach Waters's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

2,195 family households lived in Broadbeach Waters; 42.6% were couple families and 12.8% were one-parent families.

32.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Broadbeach Waters had 8,164 residents at the 2021 Census.

24.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

32.6% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Separate houses made up 78.3% of occupied private dwellings in Broadbeach Waters.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.4% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 15.2% of occupied private dwellings.

40.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

36.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

23.2% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

The average household in Broadbeach Waters had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 21.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 36.6%, while 24.9% had four or more usual residents.

18.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

59.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

1.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.5% walked or cycled.

3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

One-car households formed 30.4% of the total.

65.9% of households had two or more vehicles.

51.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.7% reported a different address.

29.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

81.1% of residents used only English at home.

13.9% used a language other than English at home.

2.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.

29.5% of Broadbeach Waters's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.5% was born in Australia.

1.7% of residents were born in China.

0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.1%.

English ancestry accounted for 40.2% of ancestry responses in Broadbeach Waters.

Australian ancestry made up 28.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 3.9% of responses.

23.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Managers accounted for 17.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.7%.

Health care and social assistance employed 13.2% of workers, and education and training employed 6.8%.

The labour-force participation rate was 62.3%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

32.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.4% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.0%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

64.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

5.9% reported asthma, 7.3% arthritis and 3.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

28.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.7%.

Median household income was $2,072 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $600 per week.

Working from home was 18.5% in Broadbeach Waters, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 40.4% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 23.2% in Broadbeach Waters, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.