Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom houses and apartment blocks.

[citation needed] For thousands of years prior to British colonisation the Broadbeach area was home to the Kombumerri clan of Aboriginal Australians.

A large burial ground of these people, which was in use from around 1,300 years ago up til the 1800s, was located at nearby Mermaid Waters.

[4][5] While residential housing lots were selling successfully in the state government developed Broadbeach township from 1934,[6] and the area had good bitumen roads that were described as 'speedways' in newspaper reports,[7] it wasn't until the construction of Lennon's Broadbeach Hotel (now the site of the Oasis Hotel and Shopping Centre) in 1955 - 1956 that development of the area as a holiday destination began to increase.

After it was retrieved by Conrad Jupiters Casino and Bond University, it was restored and donated to the National Trust of Australia.

It is now at the entrance of the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, a short distance from the former Lennon's Hotel.

[3] In 1988, the remains were repatriated to the Gold Coast Aboriginal community, and reburied at Kombumerri Park not far from the original burial ground.

The event was commemorated on its 50th anniversary in 2015, hosted by the Queensland Government and the Gold Coast Historical Society, with Haglund a key speaker.

[citation needed] The Broadbeach Surf Life Saving Club patrols the beach in the centre of the suburb.

[24] Representing the suburb in the AFL Queensland State League and having its home ground at Merrimac Oval is the Broadbeach Australian Football Club.

[26] There are a number of parks in the suburb, including: The Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival, held in May each year is one of Australia's largest Free Blues Festivals which began in 2002 and continues to draw significant crowds each year, while remaining a free outdoor event for people of all ages to attend.

[citation needed] Broadbeach has two main arterial roads connecting the suburb with other parts of the Gold Coast.

[citation needed] The Gold Coast Oceanway provides pedestrians and cyclists access along the beaches of Broadbeach.