Burleigh Heads, Queensland

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Burleigh Heads
Gold CoastQueensland

Population: 7,606
Postcode: 4220
LGA: Gold Coast City
State District: Burleigh
Federal Division: McPherson
Suburbs around Burleigh Heads:
Varsity Lakes Burleigh Waters Miami
Reedy Creek Burleigh Heads Pacific Ocean
Tallebudgera Elanora Palm Beach
ca 1939
ca 1939
1990s
1990s
September 2006
September 2006

Burleigh Heads is a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Burleigh Heads is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east, Miami to the north, Burleigh Waters, West Burleigh to the west and Tallebudgera to the south. The area comprises two distinct sub areas. The northernmost portion consists of a coastal strip from Brakes Crescent to the Gold Coast Highway and the southern section adjoins the business district of Burleigh Heads clustered around the headland of that name and the national park. The Gold Coast Oceanway provides pedestrians and cyclist access along the beaches of Burleigh.

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The northern section appears to have been subdivided by the mid 1950s but was the site of extensive sand mining in the following decades. The broad beachfront park is a legacy of that activity.

Burleigh township itself is much older and was the site of early development including restaurants and guest houses to support the increasing interest in bathing that took place in the last years of the 19th Century and the first of the 20th century. It has been the centre of beach activities for many years.

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The north-east facing beach is well protected by the point to the south and offers one of the best swimming body boarding and surfing beaches on the Gold Coast. It is particularly popular with families. A mature stand of Norfolk Island Pines — reputably some of the earliest planted at the coast — form an attractive backdrop and are home to large numbers of native birds.

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Coordinates: 28°05′S 153°27′E / -28.083, 153.45