Gold Coast, Australia: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Gold Coast is a city in Australia, in Queensland. About 640,778 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Australia in our atlas.

It lies at 28.00° S, 153.43° E, about 12 m (39 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Australia/Brisbane time zone.

Location

Red dot: Gold Coast. Green dots: other major cities of Australia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Gold Coast has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 29°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 10°C (49°F). Around 1,145 mm (45 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Q1 TowerSkyscraper in Australia

Sea WorldMarine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

SoulResidential tower on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia

The WaveResidential skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Australia

Ocean (building)Residential in Queensland, Australia

Gold Coast Hockey CentreHockey stadium in Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast Regional Botanic GardensIn Benowa, Gold Coast

HOTA - Home of the ArtsArts centre in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in AustraliaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2165087 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q140075 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

View-from-Q1-looking-north: E-CBD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Q1 Tower, Gold Coast, Queensland: Jordan Gellie jordan_gellie, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Sea world australia: Tristanb (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Surfers Paradise, Queensland 14: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
The Wave Apartments, Gold Coast, QLD, AU: Thien Zie Yung, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Surfers Paradise Beach, Queensland, January 2022, 05: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Gold Coast Hockey Centre: SpringbokSam, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Flower-Capsicum-Chilli: Edukeralam, (Navaneeth Krishnan S), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
The Arts Centre Gold Coast: Shiftchange, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)