Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast (Minjungbal: Kurrungal) is the name given to a 57-kilometre long stretch of coast in the south east corner of Queensland, Australia.[4] At the south end is the town of Coolangatta on the border with New South Wales. The north end of the Gold Coast is at Beenleigh and includes South Stradbroke Island. It also includes the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. The Gold Coast is famous for its surf beaches which include Coolangatta, Currumbin, Palm Beach, Burleigh Heads, Miami, Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise and Main Beach.[5] The Gold Coast City is the sixth largest city in Australia with a population of more than 515,000 people (2010).[6] It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification). Summers are hot and wet; winters are warm with moderate rainfall. It is a very popular place for holidays and has its own international airport. Many people go there for the beaches and to visit the theme parks which include Warner Bros. Movie World, Dreamworld, Seaworld and Wet and Wild.
| Gold Coast Queensland | |||||||||
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| File:Gold Coast skyline.jpg Gold Coast skyline from Surfers Paradise beach | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°01′0″S 153°24′0″E / 28.01667°S 153.40000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 640,778 (2021)[1][2] (6th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 972/km2 (2,520/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Area | 1,334 km2 (515.1 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||
| Location | 66 km (41 mi) SSE of Brisbane[3] | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||
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A lot of houses on the Gold Coast are built in canal estates with over 260 kilometers of canals.[6] Q1 is the tallest residential building in the world. Including the spire it reaches 322.5 metres above the street.[6]
Gold Coast, Queensland Media
- Main Beach, Southport, Gold Coast 1934.jpg
Ladies posing for a photo at Main Beach, ca. 1934
- Cars on Gold Coast Highway, Surfers Paradise.jpg
Cars on Gold Coast Highway, ca 1965
- Purling Brook Falls lookout Gold Coast.jpg
View from the lookout at Purling Brook Falls in the Gold Coast hinterland
- Goldcoast Queensland Australia aerial view.jpg
Aerial view of Gold Coast suburbs: Mermaid Waters (left) and Broadbeach Waters (right). The image depicts the man-made canals of the city, built to accommodate housing development.
- Skylines of Surfers Paradise seen from Home of the Arts, Queensland, 2023, 06.jpg
The skyline of Surfers Paradise and its surrounds, as viewed from the Home of the Arts
- Isle of Capri, Jewel towers, Gold Coast, Queensland, 2023, 02.jpg
The Isle of Capri; one of many residential canals on the Gold Coast
- Surfers arch.JPG
Entrance to Surfer's Paradise Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland.
- Southport Courthouse.jpg
Southport Courthouse.
- Gold-Coast-Skyline-at-Night.jpg
The Gold Coast skyline at sunset in Queensland, Australia.
References
- ↑ "Gold Coast". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Great Circle Distance between Gold Coast and Brisbane". Geoscience Australia. March 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Gold Coast City Council - About Gold Coast". goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Gold Coast City Council - Gold Coast Region map". goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Gold Coast City Council - Facts and figures". goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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