kids encyclopedia robot

List of Gold Coast suburbs facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Suburbs in the City of Gold Coast
Gold Coast Suburbs Map.gif
Location City of Gold Coast
Number 81 suburbs
Populations 0 (Southern Moreton Bay Islands) – 28,315 (Southport)
Areas 0.6 square kilometres (0.23 sq mi) (Steiglitz) – 100.6 square kilometres (38.8 sq mi) (Numinbah Valley)
Subdivisions Neighbourhoods

There are eighty-one suburbs in the City of Gold Coast, a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The local government area has been amended several times since its creation in 1948, most dramatically by its amalgamation in 1994 with the Shire of Albert, and losing a section centred on Beenleigh north of the Albert River to Logan City in March 2008.

Fifty-two are gazetted as suburbs and twenty-nine as localities. Many suburbs have been established on reclaimed land including saltmarshes, mangroves and tidal flats. Some of these suburbs have developed extensive canal waterways. There are many shopping centres on the Gold Coast.

Suburbs

Name Type Postcode Population
(2011 census)
Area Etymology Neighbourhood(s) References
km2 sq mi
Advancetown Locality 4211 352 61.7 23.8 From the district named by sawmiller Ernest Belliss who renamed Beechmont Hotel to Advancetown Hotel and donated land for the Advancetown primary school; named Latimer from 1979 to 1985
Alberton Locality 4207 576 16.2 6.3 Derived from Albert River, which was named after Prince Albert
Arundel Suburb 4214 9,575 9.7 3.7 Named after a property named Arundel on Brisbane Road, which was named after its owner Dr Wallace Arthur Arundel Mackey
Ashmore Suburb 4214 11,586 6.8 2.6
Austinville Locality 4213 361 22.5 8.7
Benowa Suburb 4217 7,979 6.6 2.5
Biggera Waters Suburb 4216 6,338 3.2 1.2
Bilinga Suburb 4225 1,662 2.8 1.1
Bonogin Locality 4213 4,182 39.4 15.2
Broadbeach Suburb 4218 4,614 1.5 0.58
Broadbeach Waters Suburb 4218 7,534 5.3 2.0
  • Rio Vista
  • Florida Gardens
  • Miami Keys
  • Rialto
  • Cypress Gardens
  • Casino Island
  • Moana
Bundall Suburb 4217 4,188 3.9 1.5
  • Sorrento
Burleigh Heads Suburb 4220 9,188 10.1 3.9
  • North Burleigh
  • Koala Park
  • West Burleigh
Burleigh Waters Suburb 4220 13,868 6.7 2.6
Carrara Suburb 4211 11,569 14.6 5.6
  • Goodings Corner
  • Emerald Lakes
  • Palm Meadows
  • Lakelands
Cedar Creek Locality 4207 832 65.4 25.3
Clagiraba Locality 4211 561 27.7 10.7
  • Kulboombin
Clear Island Waters Suburb 4226 3,986 4.4 1.7
  • Cypress Gardens
Coolangatta Suburb 4225 5,192 1.9 0.73
Coombabah Suburb 4216 9,774 11.6 4.5
Coomera Suburb 4209 8,793 24.4 9.4
Currumbin Suburb 4223 2,785 2.1 0.81
Currumbin Waters Suburb 4223 8,883 9.9 3.8
Currumbin Valley Locality 4223 1,711 35.1 13.6
  • Garden Of Eden
  • Hanging Rock
  • Piggabeen Crossing Place
  • Ridgetop
  • The Gap
Elanora Suburb 4221 11,645 8.9 3.4
Gaven Locality 4221 1,583 7.2 2.8
Gilberton Locality 4208 N/A N/A N/A
Gilston Locality 4211 1,449 10.5 4.1
  • Latimers Crossing
Guanaba Locality 4210 798 22.4 8.6
Helensvale Suburb 4212 15,987 19.9 7.7
  • River Links
  • Oyster Cove
  • Monterey Keys
  • Coombabah Lake
Highland Park Suburb 4211 6,561 3.7 1.4
Hope Island Suburb 4212 8,483 13.8 5.3
Hollywell Suburb 4216 2,679 1.9 0.73
Jacobs Well Suburb 4208 1,546 6.4 2.5
  • Calypso Bay
Kingsholme Locality 4208 281 19.5 7.5
Labrador Suburb 4215 16,402 5.0 1.9
  • Heydon Heights
Lower Beechmont Locality 4211 1,003 16.3 6.3
Luscombe Locality 4207 448 25.0 9.7
Main Beach Suburb 4217 3,496 3.2 1.2
  • The Spit
  • Marine Stadium
  • Paradise Waters
  • MacIntosh Island
  • Jariparilla Cove
  • Narrowneck
Maudsland Locality 4210 3,215 12.9 5.0
Mermaid Beach Suburb 4218 5,722 1.5 0.58
Mermaid Waters Suburb 4218 11,789 7.1 2.7
Merrimac Suburb 4226 6,321 8.3 3.2
Miami Suburb 4220 6,364 3.0 1.2
Molendinar Suburb 4214 6,213 7.7 3.0
Mount Nathan Locality 4211 1,124 15.9 6.1
Mudgeeraba Suburb 4213 13,204 27.3 10.5 Disputed origin; possibly the Aboriginal word Mudgeriba meaning "place of infant's excrement", an Aboriginal word meaning "tell lies", or the Yugambeh words Mu'dherri and ba together meaning "place of sticky soil"
Natural Bridge Locality 4211 N/A N/A N/A
  • Mallawa
Nerang Suburb 4211 16,256 34.9 13.5
Neranwood Suburb 4213 N/A N/A N/A
Norwell Locality 4208 282 40.4 15.6
Numinbah Valley Locality 4211 294 100.6 38.8
Ormeau Suburb 4208 12,439 17.6 6.8
  • Cupania
Ormeau Hills Locality 4208 1,212 0.7 0.27
Oxenford Suburb 4210 11,156 14.0 5.4
  • Studio Village
Pacific Pines Suburb 4211 14,788 9.2 3.6
Palm Beach Suburb 4221 13,956 6.3 2.4
Paradise Point Suburb 4216 5,930 3.7 1.4
Parkwood Suburb 4214 8,436 6.2 2.4
Pimpama Suburb 4209 3,211 40.5 15.6
  • Green Meadows
  • Mccoys Pocket
Reedy Creek Suburb 4227 5,712 6.4 2.5
  • Anglers Paradise
Robina Suburb 4226 20,522 15.0 5.8
Runaway Bay Suburb 4216 8,912 5.5 2.1
South Stradbroke Locality 4216 101 21 8.1
  • Couran
  • Currigee
Southern Moreton Bay Islands Locality N/A 0 N/A N/A
Southport Suburb 4215 28,315 14.3 5.5
  • Chirn Park
  • Musgrave Hill
  • Parklands
  • Keebra Park
Springbrook Locality 4213 624 52.6 20.3
Stapylton Locality 4207 445 15.0 5.8
Steiglitz Locality 4207 441 0.6 0.23
  • Cabbage Tree Point
Surfers Paradise Suburb 4217 19,668 5.8 2.2
  • Isle of Capri
  • Chevron Island
  • Evandale
  • Paradise Island
  • Bundall Waters
  • Northcliffe
  • Budds Beach
  • Cronin Island
  • Surfers Central
  • Surfers South
Tallai Suburb 4213 3,765 13.2 5.1
Tallebudgera Suburb 4228 3,551 19.3 7.5
Tallebudgera Valley Locality 4228 1,557 60.2 23.2
Tugun Suburb 4224 5,976 3.1 1.2
  • Tugun Heights
Upper Coomera Suburb 4209 21,136 25.8 10.0
Varsity Lakes Suburb 4227 14,366 6.0 2.3
Willow Vale Locality 4209 1,015 21.3 8.2
Wongawallan Locality 4210 1,103 32.8 12.7
Woongoolba Locality 4207 460 41.3 15.9
  • Pimpama Island
Worongary Suburb 4213 5,574 14.0 5.4
Yatala Suburb 4207 1,346 13.8 5.3

Former suburbs

Name Type Fate Reference(s)
Andrews Suburb Abolished – its territory was absorbed into Varsity Lakes and Burleigh Heads in 2002
Stephens Suburb Abolished – its territory was absorbed into Varsity Lakes and Burleigh Heads in 2002
Kerrydale Suburb Abolished – its territory was absorbed into Robina in 1995
Moondewara Located on South Stradbroke Island but lost into the sea with the northern migration of the Nerang River estuary
General references
Inline references
Cited bibliography
  • May, S., Queensland Place Names Cutting Book, John Oxley Library, August 1958.
kids search engine
List of Gold Coast suburbs Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.