Burleigh Waters is a suburb on the Gold Coast in
Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Census,
Burleigh Waters had a population of 13,868.
Burleigh Waters lies within the Gold Coast
Electorate Division 12 which also includes Burleigh
Heads, Burleigh Waters, Andrews, Stephens and
Reedy Creek. In south is Marymount College as
well as two large shopping centres.
The Gold Coast canal and waterway system
network allows access form Burleigh Waters to The
Broadwater and the Pacific Ocean. Five
lakes have been created and named in Burleigh
Waters. These are Lake Heron, Miami
Lake, Swan Lake, Pelican Lake and Burleigh Lake.
The canal system is tidal, and during years of
heavy rains and flood, homes on the Burleigh
Waters canal can face flooding.