List of Gold Coast suburbs
| Suburbs and localities in the City of Gold Coast | |
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 Map of the suburbs and localities of the City of Gold Coast | |
| Location | City of Gold Coast |
| Number | 52 suburbs 29 localities |
| Populations | 0 (Southern Moreton Bay Islands) – 36,786 (Southport) |
| Areas | 1.4 km2 (Broadbeach) – 83.9 km2 (Southern Moreton Bay Islands) |
| Subdivisions |
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The City of Gold Coast is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland, that is divided into 81 suburbs and localities. According to a 2024 estimate by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the City of Gold Coast had a population of 681,389 people. It is the second-largest LGA in Australia by population, behind the City of Brisbane. The ABS-defined Gold Coast–Tweed Heads significant urban area (SUA) had a population of 750,997 people, and is the sixth-largest SUA in Australia. It is also the largest SUA in the country that is not a state or territory capital.[1] The Gold Coast has a diverse economy, with construction being its largest industry by output, generating $19 billion for the local economy in 2024.[2] In the same year, the city’s gross regional product was estimated at $49.46 billion, accounting for 9.5% of Queensland’s total economy.[3]
The LGA was established in 1948 as the Town of South Coast, following the amalgamation of several local government areas: the Town of Southport, the Town of Coolangatta, and part of the Shire of Nerang. Immediately to the north, the remainder of the Shire of Nerang, along with the Shires of Coomera and Beenleigh and parts of the Shires of Tingalpa and Waterford, were combined to form the Shire of Albert.[4] The LGA was renamed the Town of Gold Coast in 1958,[5] and the following year, it became known as City of Gold Coast. Following a recommendation by the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, the Shire of Albert was absorbed into the City of Gold Coast in 1995, partially to resolve water supply rights disputes between the two councils.[6][7] In 2008, a section centered on the suburb of Beenleigh was transferred to Logan City to unify the area north of the Albert River.[8]
The area is gazetted into 52 suburbs (urban areas) and 29 localities (rural areas);[9] they stretch from the Queensland state border to the south to the Albert River to the north, and from the Coral Sea to the east to the Gold Coast hinterland and Scenic Rim to the west.[10] The largest division is the Southern Moreton Bay Islands locality (83.9 km2); it is also the only unpopulated division. The smallest division is the suburb of Broadbeach (1.4 km2) and the largest division by population is Southport (36,786 people).
Suburbs and localities
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| Name | Type | Postcode[11] | Census population[12] | Area[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2021 | Change | km2 | sq mi | |||
| Advancetown | Locality | 4211 | 482 | 528 | +9.5% | 63.6 | 24.6 |
| Alberton | Locality | 4207 | 590 | 547 | −7.3% | 17.0 | 6.6 |
| Arundel | Suburb | 4214 | 10,246 | 11,171 | +9.0% | 10.3 | 4.0 |
| Ashmore | Suburb | 4214 | 11,910 | 12,415 | +4.2% | 6.8 | 2.6 |
| Austinville | Locality | 4213 | 356 | 403 | +13.2% | 21.3 | 8.2 |
| Benowa | Suburb | 4217 | 8,741 | 9,889 | +13.1% | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| Biggera Waters | Suburb | 4216 | 8,534 | 9,973 | +16.9% | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| Bilinga | Suburb | 4225 | 1,804 | 1,883 | +4.4% | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| Bonogin | Locality | 4213 | 4,573 | 4,896 | +7.1% | 38.7 | 14.9 |
| Broadbeach | Suburb | 4218 | 5,514 | 6,786 | +23.1% | 1.4 | 0.54 |
| Broadbeach Waters | Suburb | 4218 | 7,779 | 8,164 | +4.9% | 5.3 | 2.0 |
| Bundall | Suburb | 4217 | 4,523 | 4,895 | +8.2% | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Burleigh Heads | Suburb | 4220[note 1] | 9,188 | 10,077 | +9.7% | 10.2 | 3.9 |
| Burleigh Waters | Suburb | 4220 | 14,310 | 14,556 | +1.7% | 6.7 | 2.6 |
| Carrara | Suburb | 4211 | 12,060 | 13,138 | +8.9% | 13.9 | 5.4 |
| Cedar Creek[note 2] | Locality | 4207 | 838 | 861 | +2.7% | 25.9 | 10.0 |
| Clagiraba | Locality | 4211 | 601 | 651 | +8.3% | 27.8 | 10.7 |
| Clear Island Waters | Suburb | 4226 | 4,120 | 4,395 | +6.7% | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| Coolangatta | Suburb | 4225 | 5,948 | 6,491 | +9.1% | 1.8 | 0.69 |
| Coombabah | Suburb | 4216 | 10,388 | 10,298 | −0.9% | 13.2 | 5.1 |
| Coomera | Suburb | 4209 | 13,305 | 20,225 | +52.0% | 24.6 | 9.5 |
| Currumbin | Suburb | 4223 | 2,920 | 3,278 | +12.3% | 2.0 | 0.77 |
| Currumbin Valley | Locality | 4223 | 1,849 | 2,084 | +12.7% | 35.0 | 13.5 |
| Currumbin Waters | Suburb | 4223 | 9,121 | 9,797 | +7.4% | 9.9 | 3.8 |
| Elanora | Suburb | 4221 | 12,145 | 12,539 | +3.2% | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| Gaven | Locality | 4211 | 1,558 | 1,638 | +5.1% | 6.7 | 2.6 |
| Gilberton | Locality | 4208 | 25 | 31 | +24.0% | 8.0 | 3.1 |
| Gilston | Locality | 4211 | 2,459 | 2,669 | +8.5% | 9.4 | 3.6 |
| Guanaba | Locality | 4210 | 793 | 852 | +7.4% | 22.1 | 8.5 |
| Helensvale | Suburb | 4212 | 16,862 | 18,949 | +12.4% | 21.6 | 8.3 |
| Highland Park | Suburb | 4211 | 6,574 | 6,576 | 0.0% | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Hollywell | Suburb | 4216 | 2,865 | 2,930 | +2.3% | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| Hope Island | Suburb | 4212 | 11,186 | 14,522 | +29.8% | 14.2 | 5.5 |
| Jacobs Well | Suburb | 4208 | 1,839 | 2,882 | +56.7% | 14.2 | 5.5 |
| Kingsholme | Locality | 4208 | 286 | 782 | +173.4% | 20.1 | 7.8 |
| Labrador | Suburb | 4215 | 18,261 | 18,643 | +2.1% | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| Lower Beechmont | Locality | 4211 | 1,046 | 1,067 | +2.0% | 16.5 | 6.4 |
| Luscombe | Locality | 4207 | 307 | 265 | −13.7% | 17.0 | 6.6 |
| Main Beach | Suburb | 4217 | 3,883 | 3,998 | +3.0% | 7.0 | 2.7 |
| Maudsland | Locality | 4210 | 5,568 | 8,073 | +45.0% | 14.5 | 5.6 |
| Mermaid Beach | Suburb | 4218 | 6,533 | 7,329 | +12.2% | 1.5 | 0.58 |
| Mermaid Waters | Suburb | 4218 | 12,045 | 13,088 | +8.7% | 7.1 | 2.7 |
| Merrimac | Suburb | 4226 | 7,071 | 7,212 | +2.0% | 9.0 | 3.5 |
| Miami | Suburb | 4220 | 6,843 | 7,445 | +8.8% | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Molendinar | Suburb | 4214 | 6,375 | 6,450 | +1.2% | 7.7 | 3.0 |
| Mount Nathan | Locality | 4211 | 1,214 | 1,375 | +13.3% | 14.6 | 5.6 |
| Mudgeeraba | Suburb | 4213 | 13,624 | 14,578 | +7.0% | 25.8 | 10.0 |
| Natural Bridge | Locality | 4211 | 108 | 90 | −16.7% | 42.1 | 16.3 |
| Nerang | Suburb | 4211 | 16,864 | 17,048 | +1.1% | 35.9 | 13.9 |
| Neranwood | Suburb | 4213 | 67 | 79 | +17.9% | 3.2 | 1.2 |
| Norwell | Locality | 4208 | 200 | 189 | −5.5% | 26.1 | 10.1 |
| Numinbah Valley | Locality | 4211 | 218 | 212 | −2.8% | 58.3 | 22.5 |
| Ormeau | Suburb | 4208 | 14,460 | 15,938 | +10.2% | 16.4 | 6.3 |
| Ormeau Hills | Locality | 4208 | 3,148 | 4,521 | +43.6% | 8.5 | 3.3 |
| Oxenford | Suburb | 4210 | 11,842 | 12,273 | +3.6% | 13.9 | 5.4 |
| Pacific Pines | Suburb | 4211 | 16,757 | 16,664 | −0.6% | 9.2 | 3.6 |
| Palm Beach | Suburb | 4221 | 14,654 | 16,349 | +11.6% | 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Paradise Point | Suburb | 4216 | 6,536 | 7,062 | +8.0% | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| Parkwood | Suburb | 4214 | 8,702 | 8,837 | +1.6% | 5.6 | 2.2 |
| Pimpama | Suburb | 4209 | 9,396 | 24,601 | +161.8% | 41.4 | 16.0 |
| Reedy Creek | Suburb | 4227 | 6,659 | 7,412 | +11.3% | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| Robina | Suburb | 4226 | 23,106 | 25,659 | +11.0% | 15.0 | 5.8 |
| Runaway Bay | Suburb | 4216 | 9,068 | 9,308 | +2.6% | 7.4 | 2.9 |
| South Stradbroke | Locality | 4216 | 41 | 142 | +246.3% | 31.3 | 12.1 |
| Southern Moreton Bay Islands | Locality | — | 0 | 0 | — | 83.9 | 32.4 |
| Southport | Suburb | 4215 | 31,908 | 36,786 | +15.3% | 15.6 | 6.0 |
| Springbrook | Locality | 4213 | 659 | 705 | +7.0% | 52.7 | 20.3 |
| Stapylton | Locality | 4207 | 444 | 430 | −3.2% | 15.0 | 5.8 |
| Steiglitz | Locality | 4207 | 705 | 682 | −3.3% | 11.4 | 4.4 |
| Surfers Paradise | Suburb | 4217 | 23,689 | 26,412 | +11.5% | 6.2 | 2.4 |
| Tallai | Suburb | 4213 | 4,150 | 4,465 | +7.6% | 13.0 | 5.0 |
| Tallebudgera | Suburb | 4228 | 3,667 | 3,826 | +4.3% | 19.3 | 7.5 |
| Tallebudgera Valley | Locality | 4228 | 1,624 | 1,762 | +8.5% | 60.1 | 23.2 |
| Tugun | Suburb | 4224 | 6,588 | 7,175 | +8.9% | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Upper Coomera | Suburb | 4209 | 25,276 | 27,180 | +7.5% | 23.8 | 9.2 |
| Varsity Lakes | Suburb | 4227 | 15,026 | 16,493 | +9.8% | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| Willow Vale | Locality | 4209 | 2,096 | 2,279 | +8.7% | 21.5 | 8.3 |
| Wongawallan | Locality | 4210 | 1,273 | 1,415 | +11.2% | 32.9 | 12.7 |
| Woongoolba | Locality | 4207 | 280 | 282 | +0.7% | 32.5 | 12.5 |
| Worongary | Suburb | 4213 | 5,613 | 6,021 | +7.3% | 14.1 | 5.4 |
| Yatala | Suburb | 4207 | 1,312 | 1,405 | +7.1% | 14.0 | 5.4 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The neighbourhood of West Burleigh, located within the suburb of Burleigh Heads, uses the postcode 4219 for post office boxes.
- ^ Cedar Creek is split between both the City of Gold Coast and the City of Logan; population statistics include both government areas, whereas the area data only includes the Gold Coast section.
References
[edit]- ^ "Population estimates by LGA, Significant Urban Area, Remoteness Area, Commonwealth Electoral Division and State Electoral Division, 2001 to 2024". abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2025. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Gold Coast City, output". economy.id.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Gold Coast City, economic profile,". economy.id.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Details of South Coast Shires". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Queensland. 10 December 1948. p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Agency: Gold Coast Town Council". archivessearch.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Dedekorkut-Howes, Aysin; Mayere, Severine (December 2015). Planning the Unplanned City: The Story of the Gold Coast. State of Australian Cities Conference 2016. pp. 2 & 7. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Foley, Matt (19 March 1992). "External Boundaries of Local Authorities" (PDF). parliament.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. p. 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Beenleigh". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Place names gazetteer – Queensland". data.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Description of the Gold Coast Local Government Area (LGA)" (PDF). treasury.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Standard Postcode File (PC001)". Australia Post. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Census data (search by location and year)". abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Suburbs, City of Gold Coast dataset". Council of the City of Gold Coast. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025. Area data obtained with QGIS
Further reading
[edit]- Hanlon, W. E. (November 1935). "The Early Settlement of the Logan and Albert Districts" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 2 (5). Brisbane, Australia: 208–262.
- Rix, Dawn Hasemann (2002). Labrador: The early pioneers. Main Beach, Australia: DHR Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9581-7210-3.
- Gresty, J. A. (1947). "The Numinbah Valley: Its Geography, History and Aboriginal associations". Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. 51. Brisbane, Australia: 57–72.
External links
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