Church in Australia in 1977, the Burleigh Street church became Burleigh Heads Uniting Church. The "new" 1975 church soon became too small as the permanent and holiday population of Burleigh Heads grew, and on 16 September 1990 the new Church on the Hill was opened. The former Methodist church/hall was then relocated to Coominya where it is used as a private residence. Due to rising student numbers at the Burleigh Heads State School, a separate Burleigh Heads Infants School opened on 23 January 1978. Falling student numbers resulted in the infants closing on 3 July 1989 to be re-integrated back into the main school. The Burleigh Library opened in 1993 and had a major refurbishment in 2010.In the , Burleigh Heads had a population of 9,188, 52.2% female and 47.8% male. The median/average age of the Burleigh Heads population is 40 years of age, 3 years above the Australian average. 69.3% of people living in Burleigh Heads were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.8%, England 4.6%, Brazil 0.9%, Scotland 0.8%, South Africa 0.6%. 85.2% of people speak English as their first language 0.8% Portuguese, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% German, 0.4% Japanese, 0.3% French. In the , Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,077 people. Heritage listings Burleigh Heads has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Alby Adams Park, Gold Coast Highway: Burleigh Heads Rotary Classification Pole George Street Central (corner Tweed Street): Grave of Emily and Thomas West 28 and 36 Goodwin Terrace: Burleigh Heads Tourist Park and Caretakers Residence 64 Goodwin Terrace: former De Luxe Theatre (The Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade) Park Avenue: Burleigh Heads Library Gardens Sixth Avenue (corner Pacific Highway, Jebbribillum Bora Park): Bora Memorial Rock 33 Tallebudgera Creek Road: West Burleigh Store The Esplanade (south of Third Avenue) and Goodwin Terrace: Norfolk Pines Burleigh Foreshore 244-252 West Burleigh Road: David Fleay Wildlife Park Transport Gold Coast Highway travels along the eastern side of the suburb passing through the heart of suburb. Gold Coast highway connects Burleigh Heads with all the coastal suburbs on the Gold Coast. West Burleigh Road (State Route 80) eventually becomes Reedy Creek Road after an intersection in front of Stocklands Burleigh Heads, connects the heart of the suburb with the Pacific Motorway and Varsity Lakes railway station. Burleigh Heads is serviced by Translink services, a subsidiary of the Department of Transport and Main Roads,