Gold Coast, Australia

The Gold Coast, often referred to by its initials G.C., is a city in Queensland, Australia. It is Australia’s sixth-largest city, the most pop…
The Gold Coast, often referred to by its initials G.C., is a city in Queensland, Australia. It is Australia’s sixth-largest city, the most populous non-capital city, and the state's second-largest city after Brisbane, with a population over 600,000. The Gold Coast is a coastal city and region located approximately 66 kilometres 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.
  • Population: 640,778 (2021) (6th)
  • Area: 414.3 km² (160.0 sq mi)
  • Location: 66 km (41 mi) SSE of Brisbane
  • Time zone: AEST (UTC+10:00)
  • LGA(s): City of Gold Coast
  • State electorate(s): Bonney · Broadwater · Burleigh · Coomera · Currumbin · Gaven · Mermaid Beach · Mudgeeraba · Southport · Surfers Paradise · Theodore
  • Federal division(s): Fadden · Forde · McPherson · Moncrieff · Wright

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