Broadbeach Waters, Queensland
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Broadbeach Waters is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, Broadbeach Waters had a population of 8,164 people.[1]
Geography
The northern boundary of Broadbeach Waters follows the Nerang River. The suburb is almost completed residential with most properties adjacent to or very close to man-made canals. Pacific Fair Shopping Centre is located in the south east corner of the suburb.
There are a number of neighbourhoods in the suburb:
- Cypress Gardens (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[3]
- Florida Gardens (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
- Miami Keys (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[5]
- Moana (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[6]
- Rialto (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[7]
- Rio Vista (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[8]
History
The first canal estates on the Gold Coast were established in the 1950s in what is now Broadbeach Waters. These were Miami Keys and Rio Vista. Developers were influenced by Florida and commenced construction after visiting there.[9]
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, Broadbeach Waters recorded a population of 7,779 people.[10] The median age of the Broadbeach Waters population was 43 years, 5 years above the national median of 38. 65.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.3% and England 5.0%. 81.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin at 1.7%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 29.9%, Catholic 26.3% and Anglican 17.8%.[10]
In the Template:CensusAU, Broadbeach Waters had a population of 8,164 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Broadbeach Waters. The nearest government primary schools are Broadbeach State School in neighbouring Broadbeach to the south-east and Surfers Paradise State School in neighbouring Surfers Paradise to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Merrimac State High School in neighbouring Mermaid Waters to the south.[11]
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:
- Albert Recreational Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Bauhinia Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Bermuda Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Bill Crompton Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Boronia Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Conifer Cresent Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Cypress Drive Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Darnay Road Reserves (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Dick Hamilton Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Doonbur North Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Doonbur South Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Fremar Street Drainage Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Goolagong Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Hart Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Hibiscus Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Ipsley Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Jack Gaven Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Jeff Munroe Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- John Davidson Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Kalimna Drive Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Kalimna Narrow Parkland (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Lamb Street Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Lorraine Yelland Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Moana Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Monaco Street Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Passive Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Pat Gilbert Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Platell Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Sons And Daughters Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- T E Peters Parklands (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Tanhah Ct Reserve (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Tui Johnson Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
- Villa Court Lake (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[12]
Attractions
Pacific Fair, the largest shopping centre on the Gold Coast is located on Hooker Boulevard in Broadbeach Waters, not far from the intersection on the Gold Coast Highway. As a result of several redevelopments over the years Pacific Fair boasts over 400 specialty stores, five anchor department stores, two supermarkets, two food courts and a multi cinema complex. In January 2014 work began on re-developing and re-branding the shopping centre. $670 million is being spent on expanding the centre to cater for a 120 new specialty stores, making the centre the fourth largest in the nation and second in Queensland, only Westfield Chermside in Brisbane is larger.
See also
References
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