Gold Coast
The Gold Coast, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane. It is on the central eastern coast of Australia adjoining the Pacific Ocean. It is Queensland's second-largest city after Brisbane, as well as Australia's sixth-largest city and the most populous non-capital city. The city's central business district is located roughly in the centre of the Gold Coast in the suburb of Southport. The urban area of the Gold Coast is concentrated along the coast, sprawling between 60–70 kilometres, joining up with the Greater Brisbane region to the north and the state border with New South Wales to the south. Nicknames of the city include the 'Glitter Strip' and the 'Goldy'. The demonym of a Gold Coast resident is Gold Coaster.
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Population
- 640,778
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates
- -28.00, 153.43
Weather in Gold Coast month by month
The best months to go: Apr · Aug · Sep
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 27° |
| low | 22° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 21° |
| rain | 113 mm | 220 mm | 194 mm | 78 mm | 123 mm | 34 mm | 67 mm | 28 mm | 44 mm | 86 mm | 86 mm | 147 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Gold Coast is from other cities in Australia
- Logan City51 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 51 min
- Brisbane71 km✈ 50 min · 🚗 1 h 11 min
- Sunshine Coast153 km✈ 56 min · 🚗 2 h 33 min
- Newcastle571 km✈ 1 h 27 min · 🚗 9 h 31 min
- Central Coast635 km✈ 1 h 31 min · 🚗 10 h 35 min
- Sydney686 km✈ 1 h 35 min · 🚗 11 h 26 min
- Wollongong754 km✈ 1 h 40 min · 🚗 12 h 34 min
- Canberra906 km✈ 1 h 51 min · 🚗 15 h 6 min
Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Data from GeoNames, Open-Meteo.