Surfers Paradise at dusk
Courtesy of Tourism Queensland
Queensland, Australia.
The Gold Coast is a linear city with main traffic heading north to south
Current population stands at 500,000 up from 350,000 in 1999
Major holiday destination in Australia
830,000 international tourists p.a.
3,600,000 domestic tourists p.a.
6,200,000 daytrip visitors p.a. – mostly leisure
On average the Gold Coast hosts 85,000 tourists per day
Northern corridor – Hope Island including Sanctuary Cove, Paradise Point, Runaway Bay, Coomera (Dreamworld etc.) and Coomera Waters (est. population 80,000 in 2015) Central Gold Coast – Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Main Beach etc.
