Gold Coast
Seventy kilometres of surf behind a wall of towers, with rainforest half an hour inland. Unsubtle, and very good at the one thing it does.
Gold Coast in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Gold Coast
Where to stay in Gold Coast
Gold Coast in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Gold Coast
Broadbeach is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Broadbeach had a population of 6,786 people.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Jun 2026
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Burleigh Heads is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is a popular beach and surfing location. In the 2021 census, Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,572.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 May 2026
Herry Lawford · CC BY 2.0
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a heritage-listed zoological garden at 28 Tomewin Street, Currumbin, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1947 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 September 2009.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Lewi Hirvela · CC BY-SA 2.0
Q1 Tower is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Mar 2026
Springbrook is a rural town and locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The locality borders New South Wales.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
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Broadbeach is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Broadbeach had a population of 6,786 people.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Jun 2026
No machine-readable author provided. Donaldytong assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
Burleigh Heads is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is a popular beach and surfing location. In the 2021 census, Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,572.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 May 2026
Herry Lawford · CC BY 2.0
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a heritage-listed zoological garden at 28 Tomewin Street, Currumbin, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1947 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 September 2009.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Lewi Hirvela · CC BY-SA 2.0
Q1 Tower is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Mar 2026
Springbrook is a rural town and locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The locality borders New South Wales.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Shiftchange at English Wikipedia · Public domain
From the airport
When to go to Gold Coast: Mar or Apr or Sep or Oct or Nov
Guides about Gold Coast
The best time to visit Australia by region, with the stinger season on the tropical coast, the Uluru heat that reaches 45 degrees and the reef's clear months.
Elise Kavanagh · 4 Sep 2026
Six day trips from Melbourne with honest driving times, including why the Great Ocean Road as a day tour is twelve hours and what to do instead.
Elise Kavanagh · 3 Sep 2026
The city centre trams are free and the weather changes four times a day. Works from about three, the indoor backups that matter, and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026
The best days in Sydney with children are nearly free and involve a boat. Works from about age three, with the pram routes and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026