List of Gold Coast suburbs
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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]
29 localities
| 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) |
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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
| 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 | N/a | 0 | 0 | N/a | 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
- 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.
