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Biggera Waters

Queensland · Gold Coast - North · Gold Coast

This profile uses the ABS Biggera Waters statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Biggera Waters is a locality in the Gold Coast - North area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Biggera Waters SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
1
Top ICSEA 1030 (gov)
Childcare
11
NQS-rated services
Population
11,016
+2.0% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Biggera Waters SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Biggera Waters

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Biggera Waters State School Government · 713 students
ICSEA 1030

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Biggera Waters

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Camp Australia - Biggera Waters State School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 135 places · Biggera Waters
    Meeting NQS
  • St Francis Xavier OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Runaway Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Papilio Early Learning Coombabah
    Centre-Based Care · 116 places · Coombabah
    Meeting NQS
  • Creative Garden Early Learning Centre-Coombabah
    Centre-Based Care · 101 places · Coombabah
    Meeting NQS
  • Runaway Bay Kindyland
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Runaway Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Creative Kids Educare Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 91 places · Biggera Waters
    Meeting NQS
  • Camp Australia - Coombabah State School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Coombabah
    Meeting NQS
  • Paradise Point Kindyland
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Paradise Point
    Meeting NQS
  • My Kindy Runaway Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 68 places · Runaway Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Harbour town Kindyland
    Centre-Based Care · 64 places · Runaway Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Jacaranda Early Education
    Centre-Based Care · 93 places · Biggera Waters
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
11,016
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.00%
2024→25
Net change
+220
people / yr
Density
3,470
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+220
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-11
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+9
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+222

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Biggera Waters
+2.00%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%

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