List of Gold Coast suburbs

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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
Number52 suburbs
29 localities
Populations0 (Southern Moreton Bay Islands) – 36,786 (Southport)
Areas1.4 km2 (Broadbeach) – 83.9 km2 (Southern Moreton Bay Islands)
Subdivisions
  • Neighbourhoods

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]

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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

Southport is the city's largest suburb by population, with 36,786 residents. CSIRO ScienceImage 7482 Highrise development at Southport Queensland.jpg
Southport is the city's largest suburb by population, with 36,786 residents.
Surfers Paradise is the third largest suburb by population. Surfers Paradise, QLD skyline.jpg
Surfers Paradise is the third largest suburb by population.
Broadbeach is the smallest suburb by area. Broadbeach skyscrapers, Gold Coast, Queensland, 2020, 01.jpg
Broadbeach is the smallest suburb by area.
List of suburbs and localities in the City of Gold Coast [9]
Name Type Postcode [11] Census population [12] Area [13]
2016 2021 Change km2 sq mi
Advancetown Locality4211482528+9.5%63.624.6
Alberton Locality4207590547−7.3%17.06.6
Arundel Suburb421410,24611,171+9.0%10.34.0
Ashmore Suburb421411,91012,415+4.2%6.82.6
Austinville Locality4213356403+13.2%21.38.2
Benowa Suburb42178,7419,889+13.1%6.62.5
Biggera Waters Suburb42168,5349,973+16.9%3.71.4
Bilinga Suburb42251,8041,883+4.4%2.61.0
Bonogin Locality42134,5734,896+7.1%38.714.9
Broadbeach Suburb42185,5146,786+23.1%1.40.54
Broadbeach Waters Suburb42187,7798,164+4.9%5.32.0
Bundall Suburb42174,5234,895+8.2%3.91.5
Burleigh Heads Suburb4220 [note 1] 9,18810,077+9.7%10.23.9
Burleigh Waters Suburb422014,31014,556+1.7%6.72.6
Carrara Suburb421112,06013,138+8.9%13.95.4
Cedar Creek [note 2] Locality4207838861+2.7%25.910.0
Clagiraba Locality4211601651+8.3%27.810.7
Clear Island Waters Suburb42264,1204,395+6.7%4.31.7
Coolangatta Suburb42255,9486,491+9.1%1.80.69
Coombabah Suburb421610,38810,298−0.9%13.25.1
Coomera Suburb420913,30520,225+52.0%24.69.5
Currumbin Suburb42232,9203,278+12.3%2.00.77
Currumbin Valley Locality42231,8492,084+12.7%35.013.5
Currumbin Waters Suburb42239,1219,797+7.4%9.93.8
Elanora Suburb422112,14512,539+3.2%8.93.4
Gaven Locality42111,5581,638+5.1%6.72.6
Gilberton Locality42082531+24.0%8.03.1
Gilston Locality42112,4592,669+8.5%9.43.6
Guanaba Locality4210793852+7.4%22.18.5
Helensvale Suburb421216,86218,949+12.4%21.68.3
Highland Park Suburb42116,5746,5760.0%3.91.5
Hollywell Suburb42162,8652,930+2.3%2.91.1
Hope Island Suburb421211,18614,522+29.8%14.25.5
Jacobs Well Suburb42081,8392,882+56.7%14.25.5
Kingsholme Locality4208286782+173.4%20.17.8
Labrador Suburb421518,26118,643+2.1%5.72.2
Lower Beechmont Locality42111,0461,067+2.0%16.56.4
Luscombe Locality4207307265−13.7%17.06.6
Main Beach Suburb42173,8833,998+3.0%7.02.7
Maudsland Locality42105,5688,073+45.0%14.55.6
Mermaid Beach Suburb42186,5337,329+12.2%1.50.58
Mermaid Waters Suburb421812,04513,088+8.7%7.12.7
Merrimac Suburb42267,0717,212+2.0%9.03.5
Miami Suburb42206,8437,445+8.8%3.01.2
Molendinar Suburb42146,3756,450+1.2%7.73.0
Mount Nathan Locality42111,2141,375+13.3%14.65.6
Mudgeeraba Suburb421313,62414,578+7.0%25.810.0
Natural Bridge Locality421110890−16.7%42.116.3
Nerang Suburb421116,86417,048+1.1%35.913.9
Neranwood Suburb42136779+17.9%3.21.2
Norwell Locality4208200189−5.5%26.110.1
Numinbah Valley Locality4211218212−2.8%58.322.5
Ormeau Suburb420814,46015,938+10.2%16.46.3
Ormeau Hills Locality42083,1484,521+43.6%8.53.3
Oxenford Suburb421011,84212,273+3.6%13.95.4
Pacific Pines Suburb421116,75716,664−0.6%9.23.6
Palm Beach Suburb422114,65416,349+11.6%6.32.4
Paradise Point Suburb42166,5367,062+8.0%6.42.5
Parkwood Suburb42148,7028,837+1.6%5.62.2
Pimpama Suburb42099,39624,601+161.8%41.416.0
Reedy Creek Suburb42276,6597,412+11.3%6.42.5
Robina Suburb422623,10625,659+11.0%15.05.8
Runaway Bay Suburb42169,0689,308+2.6%7.42.9
South Stradbroke Locality421641142+246.3%31.312.1
Southern Moreton Bay Islands Locality—00—83.932.4
Southport Suburb421531,90836,786+15.3%15.66.0
Springbrook Locality4213659705+7.0%52.720.3
Stapylton Locality4207444430−3.2%15.05.8
Steiglitz Locality4207705682−3.3%11.44.4
Surfers Paradise Suburb421723,68926,412+11.5%6.22.4
Tallai Suburb42134,1504,465+7.6%13.05.0
Tallebudgera Suburb42283,6673,826+4.3%19.37.5
Tallebudgera Valley Locality42281,6241,762+8.5%60.123.2
Tugun Suburb42246,5887,175+8.9%3.01.2
Upper Coomera Suburb420925,27627,180+7.5%23.89.2
Varsity Lakes Suburb422715,02616,493+9.8%5.92.3
Willow Vale Locality42092,0962,279+8.7%21.58.3
Wongawallan Locality42101,2731,415+11.2%32.912.7
Woongoolba Locality4207280282+0.7%32.512.5
Worongary Suburb42135,6136,021+7.3%14.15.4
Yatala Suburb42071,3121,405+7.1%14.05.4

Notes

  1. ↑ The neighbourhood of West Burleigh, located within the suburb of Burleigh Heads, uses the postcode 4219 for post office boxes.
  2. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Gold Coast City, output". economy.id.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gold Coast City, economic profile,". economy.id.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Agency: Gold Coast Town Council". archivessearch.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Beenleigh". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Place names gazetteer – Queensland". data.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Standard Postcode File (PC001)". Australia Post. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Census data (search by location and year)". abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "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

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