Gold Coast Population
In mid-2002, the population was 438,473 making it the sixth largest city in Australia. The population is expected to increase to 700,407 residents in the year 2021.
Gold Coast Climate
Gold Coast City's climate is sub-tropical with 287 days of sunshine annually.
Average Temperatures in Summer: 19 to 29 degrees Celsius (66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit).
Average Temperatures in Winter: 9 to 21 degrees Celsius (48 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit).
Gold Coast Transport
Most areas of the Gold Coast are accessible
by the wide-spread public transport system.A
rail link and Pacific Motorway connects
Brisbane to the Gold Coast. Bus and train
links are available frequently throughout
the day with extra services running over
busy holiday periods.
The region is served by Gold Coast International
Airport, with frequent domestic services
from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart,
and International services from New Zealand,
Japan and Asia. Brisbane's International
Airport also provides links with the USA
and Europe.
The Gold
Coast Environment
In 1998, research highlighted that Gold
Coast City is the most biologically-diverse
city in Australia. Its vegetation ranges
from mountain rainforest to coastal wetlands
and is home to more than:
Gold Coast Attractions
and features
Gold Coast City is a dynamic city with
a wide variety of built and natural attractions
which include over 70 kilometres of beaches
with an average water temperature that sits
at approximately 22 degrees. The Gold Coast
also has a significant broadwater area with
extensive river systems. The Gold Coast
Seaway providing safe ocean access and over
270 kilometres of navigable waterways
The central areas feature major shopping centres as well as a number of exclusive boutiques, specialty shops and craft markets. More than 500 restaurants and cafés offering extensive multi-cultural cuisine from all over the world. The Gold Coast also has a spectacular nightlife with nightclubs, resorts, hotels, a world-class casino and a number of musicals, ballet and theatre shows.
In contrast to it's glitzy nightlife the Gold Coast also has a beautiful rural hinterland stretching to west and north of the Gold Coast city centre with a number of natural wetlands and nature trails. The sub-tropical climate also means that the hinterland's tropical rainforest flourishes and is abundant with wildlife.
Gold
Coast History
The modern City of the Gold Coast is surrounded
to the east by the sea, stretches from Beenleigh
in the north, then south to the New South
Wales border and west to the coastal mountains.
Before European settlement, the Gold Coast
and hinterland was a natural area of timbered
mountains and hills, river valleys, floodplain,
salt and freshwater wetlands. Low sand hills
and long white beaches marked the place
where the land finally met the waters of
the Pacific Ocean.
Gold Coast public holidays include: New Year's Day (01 January); Australia Day (26 January), Easter (18 April - Good Friday, 21 April - Easter Monday), ANZAC day (25 April), Labour Day (05 May), Queen's Birthday (09 June), Gold Coast Show Day (29 August), Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December). The Gold Coast is a tourism region and most areas will be open most days of the year but to avoid disappointment, check before attending attractions or venues.
Quick Gold Coast Tourist Facts
• The 6th largest city in Australia.
• The fastest growing population of any city or region in Australia.
• Large retail centre with 34 shopping centres with national anchor clients.
• Annual Household expenditure of $6 billion.
• A growing centre for high tech and IT based industries.
• A centre of residential construction and development, (234,332 building approvals in the five years up to December 2003).
• 31 private and 64 state schools, 4 university campuses and one of the largest Tafes in Australia.
• One of the largest boat building centres in the nation (65% of all Australian recreational boat exports).
• 35 golf courses Web Cams
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Surfers Paradise Web Cam.
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Northcliff Web Cam
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Bureligh Heads Web Cam
• Currumbin Web Cam
• Kirra Web Cam
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Duranbah Web Cam
• Palm Beach Web Cam
Radio Stations
Sea FM, Hot Tomato, Gold FM, Radio Metro
Council
Gold Coast City Council
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