Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast ("Gowd Coast") is a coastal ceety o Australie locatit in Sooth East Queensland, 94km sooth o the state caipital Brisbane. Wi a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the seicont maist populous ceety in the state, the saxt maist populous ceety in the kintra, an an' a' the maist populous nan-caipital ceety in Australie.

Gold Coast Queensland
Tap frae left: Nerang River and the Surfers Paradise skyline, Harbour Town, QLD-NSW border marker at Coolangatta, Q1, Purling Brook Falls in Springbrook National Park, Bermuda Triangle (Sea World), Main Beach
Gold Coast
Coordinates	28°01′0″S 153°24′0″E / 28.01667°S 153.40000°E / -28.01667; 153.40000 153°24′0″E / 28.01667°S 153.40000°E / -28.01667; 153.40000
Population	507,642 (2010)[1] (6t)
• Density	972/km2 (2,520/sq mi)
Aurie	414.3 km2 (160.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
Mayor	Tom Tate
Location	66 km (41 mi) SSE of Brisbane[2]
LGA(s)	City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)	Albert Broadwater Burleigh Coomera Currumbin Gaven Mermaid Beach Mudgeeraba Southport Surfers Paradise
Federal Diveesion(s)	Fadden Forde McPherson Moncrieff
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfaw 25.1 °C 77 °F 17.2 °C 63 °F 1,218.2 mm 48 in

Gold Coast is kent as a major tourist destination wi its sunny subtropical climate, surfin beaches, canal an waterway seestems, its heich-rise dominatit skyline, nightlife, and rainforest hinterland. Gold Coast is a candidate ceety for the 2018 Commonwealth Gemmes.