Gold Coast City
| City of Gold Coast | |
 Location of the Gold Coast City in Queensland |
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 Australia
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 Queensland
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| Administrative headquarters: | Surfers Paradise |
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| Area : | 1,333.7 km² |
| Residents : | 555,721 (2016) |
| Population density : | 417 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 28 ° 0 ′ S , 153 ° 25 ′ E The Gold Coast City is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland . The area is 1334 km² and has about 556,000 inhabitants.
geography
The Gold Coast is the state's southernmost LGA on the east coast and borders New South Wales . The centers of the capital Brisbane and the Gold Coast are about 70 km apart.
The administrative headquarters of the LGA is located in the Surfers Paradise district , which has around 23,700 residents. Other neighborhoods include Advancetown, Alberton, Arundel, Ashmore, Austinville, Beechmont, Benowa, Biggera Waters, Bilinga, Bonogin, Broadbeach , Broadbeach Waters, Bundall, Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters, Carbrook, Carrara, Cedar Creek, Clagiraba, Clear Island Waters, Coolangatta , Coombabah, Coomera, Currumbin, Currumbin Valley, Currumbin Waters, Elanora, Gaven , Gilberton, Gilston, Guanaba, Helensvale, Highland Park, Hollywell , Hope Island, Jacobs Well, Kingsholme, Labrador, Lower Beechmont, Luscombe, Main Beach , Maudsland , Mermaid Beach , Mermaid Waters, Merrimac, Miami, Molendinar, Mount Nathan, Mudgeeraba, Natural Bridge, Nerang, Norwell , Numinbah Valley, Ormeau, Ormeau Hills, Oxenford , Pacific Pines, Palm Beach , Paradise Point , Parkwood, Pimpama, Reedy Creek , Robina, Runaway Bay, South Stradbroke, Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Southport , Springbrook, Stapylton, Steiglitz, Tallai , Tallebudgera, Tallebudgera Valley, Tugun , Upper Coomera, Varsity Lakes, Willow Vale, Won gawallan, Woongoolba, Worongary and Yatala.
history
Settlement of the South Coast, as the Gold Coast was called until the 1950s, began in the 1860s. In 1948, Southport and Coolangatta merged to form the South Coast Town and called themselves Gold Coast in 1958, a year later they were promoted to City.
administration
The Gold Coast City Council has 15 members. 14 Councilors are elected by the residents of the 14 divisions (constituencies). The council chairman and mayor (mayor) is also elected by all residents of the city.
Web links
- Official site of the Gold Coast City Council (English)
- Queensland Places: Gold Coast (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Gold Coast (C) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Surfers Paradise ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.