Andrews is a former suburb of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [1]
Andrews was created as a suburb in 1981 and named after a family who owned a large amount of the land in the area. [2] In 2002, Andrews was merged with Stephens and a portion of Robina, to form the new suburb of Varsity Lakes and the West Burleigh part of Burleigh Heads. [1] Andrews is no longer an official placename.
The Gold Coast is the second-largest city of Queensland, Australia, after Brisbane. It is Australia's sixth-largest city, the most populous non-capital city, and the state's after Brisbane, with a population over 600,000. The Gold Coast is a coastal city and region located approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane. The city's central business district is located roughly in the centre of the Gold Coast in the suburb of Southport. The urban area of the Gold Coast is concentrated along the coast, sprawling almost 60 kilometres, joining up with the Greater Brisbane metropolitan region to the north and to the state border with New South Wales to the south. Nicknames of the city include the ‘Glitter Strip’ and the ‘Goldy’. The demonym of a Gold Coast resident is Gold Coaster.
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The Town of Southport was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia.
Stephens is a former suburb of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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