The City of the Gold Coast covers an area of about 1400 square kilometres, with the city’s boundaries going from about Beenleigh in the North down to Coolangatta in the South.
it is NOT just Surfers Paradise, as many think.
The area even includes South Stradbroke Island and part of Moreton Bay. Going inland the area extends west to the hinterland of Mount Tamborine and the Lamington and Darlington Ranges.
The coastline itself stretches for 57 kilometres.
The climate in the Gold Coast gives about 300 days of sunshine annually, with average temperatures being between 21 and 28 degrees Celsius in the summer, and 12 to 21 degrees Celsius in the winter.
Areas in the Australian Gold Coast may include the following popular suburbs / locations:
- Biggera Waters
- Broadbeach
- Broadwater
- Burleigh Heads
- Chevron Island
- Coolangatta
- Currumbin
- Hinterland Scenic Rim
- Hope Island
- Kingscliff
- Kirra Beach
- Main Beach
- Mermaid Beach
- Miami
- North Stradbroke Island
- Palm Beach
- Rainbow Bay
- Runaway Bay
- Southport
- Sovereign Island
- Surfers Paradise
- Tamborine Mountain
- Tugun
- Tweed Heads
Surfers Paradise is considered by many to be the centre of the Gold Coast.
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