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City of Gold Coast
Local government area in Queensland, Australia

City of Gold Coast

The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and surrounding areas.

It is on the central eastern coast of Australia adjoining the Pacific Ocean. With a population of 606,774, it is the second most populous local government area in the state of Queensland. Its council maintains a staff of over 2,500. The council was established in 1948, and has existed in its present form since 2008. The City of Gold Coast borders New South Wales and Tweed Shire to the south, Scenic Rim to the west, and Logan and Redland to the northwest and north, respectively.

How locals move

Getting around City of Gold Coast the local way

  • Get aroundTranslink is responsible for all trains, buses, ferries and trams in South East Queensland and regional urban buses.
  • Get aroundBuses and ferries have validators to touch as you board and alight.

From Wikivoyage: Gold Coast, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Staselnik (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.