Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a city on the southeast coast of Queensland in Australia, about 70 km south of Brisbane. It has evolved over the last 50 years from a loose collection of smaller communities to the second largest city in Queensland with nearly 600,000 inhabitants ( 2012). It is Australia's sixth largest city and Australia's largest tourist area.
The "South Coast Town Council" named in 1958 in " Gold Coast Town Council" to, and he was officially declared by Queensland to the city of Gold Coast on May 16, 1959.
The subtropical climate, attractive beaches ( 57 km), which are often used by surfers, and marketing have attracted millions of Australian and international tourists, and a large industry has emerged to support this. In some parts - especially around Surfers Paradise - is the narrow coastal strip, therefore, full of night clubs, hotels, apartments and tourist shops what the Gold Coast has long lent a cheap image. As the coast of the U.S. state of Florida draws to the area to many retirees. The image of the city itself is marked by countless artificial channels and islands.
Thanks to the new connection to the state capital Brisbane by Pacific Motorway, which after three years of construction, with almost one billion Australian dollar construction cost was expanded in 2000, the Gold Coast is now served by two major airports, around 100 km from the Brisbane International Airport, and the Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta at the southern end. In addition, Coolangatta is the terminus of the line casino Coolangatta. In Casino Connection is obtained on the main route Brisbane - Sydney.
In the district of Surfers Paradise is currently the tallest skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere, the Q1 Tower. In the district of Robina is the campus of the first private university in Australia, Bond University, in Southport the campus of Griffith University.
Districts
- Advance Town
- Alberton
- Arundel
- Ashmore
- Austinville
- Bahrs Scrub
- Bannockburn
- Beenleigh
- Belivah
- Benowa
- Bethania
- Biggera Waters
- Bilinga
- Bonogin
- Broadbeach
- Broadbeach Waters
- Bundall
- Burleigh Heads
- Burleigh Waters
- Carrara
- Cedar Creek
- Clagiraba
- Clear Iceland Waters
- Coolangatta
- Coombabah
- Coomera
- Currumbin
- Currumbin Valley
- Currumbin Waters
- Eagleby
- Edens Landing
- Elanora
- Ernest
- Gaven
- Gilberton
- Gilston
- Guanaba
- Helensvale
- Hollywell
- Holm View
- Hope Iceland
- Jacobs Well
- Kingsholm
- Labrador
- Lower Beechmont
- Luscombe
- Main Beach
- Maudsland
- Mermaid Beach
- Mermaid Waters
- Merrimac
- Miami
- Molendinar
- Mt Nathan
- Mt Warren Park
- Mudgeeraba
- Natural Bridge
- Nerang
- Neranwood
- Norwell
- Numinbah Valley
- Ormeau
- Oxenford
- Palm Beach
- Paradise Point
- Parkwood
- Pimpama
- Reedy Creek
- Robina
- Runaway Bay
- South Stradbroke Is
- Southport
- Springbrook
- Stapylton
- Steiglitz
- Surfers Paradise
- Tallai
- Tallebudgera
- Tallebudgera Valley
- Tugun
- Varsity Lakes
- Upper Coomera
- Waterford Holmview
- Willowvale
- Windaroo
- Wolff Dene
- Wongawallen
- Woongoolba
- Worongary
- Yatala