Broadbeach - Burleigh vs Nerang

Broadbeach - Burleigh and Nerang are two nearby Gold Coast areas with very different layouts. Broadbeach - Burleigh is very walkable, with 93.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a '15-minute-city' walkshed and 92.3% near groceries. In contrast, Nerang is mostly car-dependent, where only 38.4% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries and 36.9% have a similar walkshed. Broadbeach - Burleigh also has much better access to health services, with 86.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk compared to just 29.5% in Nerang.

Both areas have similar proportions of people who speak a First Nations language, which sit around 5%. While they share this commonality, their First Nations populations differ in size and age. Nerang has a far larger First Nations population with 1,759 people, whereas Broadbeach - Burleigh has 1,013. The First Nations residents in Broadbeach - Burleigh are noticeably older, with a typical age of 28 compared to 24 in Nerang.