Australia: Gold Coast-Tweed Heads
Contents: Gold Coast - Tweed Heads
Significant Urban Area
701,928 Population [2021] – estimate
735,213 Population [2023] – estimate
1,251km² Area
587.6/km² Density [2023]
Contents: Statistical Areas of Significant Urban Area
The population of the statistical areas (level 2) in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads agglomeration according to official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 1991-06-30 | Population Estimate 1996-06-30 | Population Estimate 2001-06-30 | Population Estimate 2006-06-30 | Population Estimate 2011-06-30 | Population Estimate 2016-06-30 | Population Estimate 2021-06-30 | Population Estimate 2023-06-30 | |
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Arundel | Statistical Area | 2,529 | 3,953 | 7,728 | 9,679 | 10,000 | 10,636 | 11,273 | 11,703 | → |
Ashmore | Statistical Area | 10,554 | 11,031 | 11,838 | 11,980 | 12,037 | 12,250 | 12,548 | 12,722 | → |
Banora Point | Statistical Area | 6,603 | 10,027 | 13,634 | 15,143 | 15,644 | 15,986 | 16,262 | 16,517 | → |
Benowa | Statistical Area | 5,255 | 5,930 | 6,721 | 7,583 | 8,308 | 9,015 | 9,980 | 10,414 | → |
Biggera Waters | Statistical Area | 4,021 | 4,245 | 4,992 | 5,584 | 6,614 | 8,891 | 10,078 | 10,654 | → |
Broadbeach Waters | Statistical Area | 7,562 | 7,438 | 7,756 | 7,920 | 7,929 | 8,146 | 8,230 | 8,655 | → |
Bundall | Statistical Area | 3,838 | 4,110 | 4,188 | 4,290 | 4,364 | 4,704 | 4,925 | 5,067 | → |
Burleigh Heads | Statistical Area | 6,119 | 6,507 | 7,346 | 7,954 | 8,417 | 9,129 | 9,262 | 9,607 | → |
Burleigh Waters | Statistical Area | 8,719 | 10,521 | 12,979 | 13,151 | 14,511 | 14,632 | 14,597 | 14,880 | → |
Carrara | Statistical Area | 7,770 | 9,349 | 9,852 | 11,245 | 12,026 | 12,595 | 13,318 | 13,845 | → |
Clear Island Waters | Statistical Area | 1,019 | 3,053 | 3,781 | 4,281 | 4,140 | 4,230 | 4,424 | 4,496 | → |
Coolangatta | Statistical Area | 3,612 | 3,746 | 4,513 | 5,079 | 5,492 | 6,223 | 6,540 | 6,906 | → |
Coombabah | Statistical Area | 4,195 | 7,083 | 9,075 | 9,563 | 10,082 | 10,594 | 10,377 | 10,621 | → |
Coomera | Statistical Area | 845 | 1,357 | 2,079 | 4,134 | 9,075 | 13,685 | 20,615 | 23,043 | → |
Currumbin - Tugun | Statistical Area | 7,586 | 8,140 | 9,345 | 10,038 | 10,861 | 11,758 | 12,486 | 12,906 | → |
Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera | Statistical Area | 3,241 | 4,797 | 5,867 | 6,575 | 7,092 | 7,429 | 7,730 | 7,958 | → |
Currumbin Waters | Statistical Area | 6,631 | 8,230 | 8,960 | 9,150 | 9,268 | 9,436 | 9,868 | 10,029 | → |
Elanora | Statistical Area | 6,846 | 9,442 | 10,804 | 12,078 | 12,094 | 12,507 | 12,685 | 12,985 | → |
Helensvale | Statistical Area | 6,611 | 10,714 | 13,611 | 15,198 | 16,635 | 17,380 | 19,272 | 20,366 | → |
Highland Park | Statistical Area | 4,346 | 7,124 | 7,612 | 8,379 | 8,665 | 8,584 | 8,503 | 8,715 | → |
Hope Island | Statistical Area | 1,627 | 2,478 | 3,854 | 5,651 | 8,930 | 11,715 | 14,873 | 16,591 | → |
Kingscliff - Fingal Head | Statistical Area | 6,619 | 7,092 | 8,525 | 9,754 | 11,376 | 13,574 | 14,811 | 15,028 | → |
Labrador | Statistical Area | 11,919 | 13,910 | 14,502 | 15,940 | 17,217 | 19,002 | 18,911 | 19,367 | → |
Main Beach | Statistical Area | 2,512 | 3,279 | 3,381 | 3,536 | 3,735 | 4,075 | 4,021 | 4,164 | → |
Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach | Statistical Area | 7,650 | 8,250 | 9,107 | 10,023 | 11,047 | 12,636 | 14,229 | 15,313 | → |
Mermaid Waters | Statistical Area | 11,541 | 11,585 | 11,923 | 12,185 | 12,355 | 12,608 | 13,388 | 14,025 | → |
Merrimac | Statistical Area | 448 | 2,999 | 5,003 | 5,881 | 6,492 | 7,339 | 7,279 | 7,318 | → |
Miami | Statistical Area | 5,072 | 5,378 | 5,910 | 6,476 | 6,638 | 7,150 | 7,536 | 8,044 | → |
Molendinar | Statistical Area | 2,574 | 3,441 | 3,608 | 5,788 | 6,504 | 6,616 | 6,514 | 6,619 | → |
Mudgeeraba - Bonogin | Statistical Area | 6,562 | 9,753 | 14,581 | 16,497 | 18,007 | 18,832 | 19,870 | 20,215 | → |
Nerang - Mount Nathan | Statistical Area | 12,041 | 13,294 | 15,345 | 17,923 | 19,551 | 21,135 | 21,589 | 22,017 | → |
Ormeau (East) - Stapylton | Statistical Area | 581 | 1,059 | 1,302 | 3,364 | 7,921 | 9,520 | 10,847 | 11,493 | → |
Ormeau (West) - Yatala | Statistical Area | 2,340 | 4,270 | 5,248 | 7,623 | 8,403 | 10,680 | 12,044 | 12,644 | → |
Oxenford - Maudsland | Statistical Area | 3,066 | 6,391 | 8,363 | 11,680 | 14,845 | 16,173 | 18,265 | 19,095 | → |
Pacific Pines - Gaven | Statistical Area | 749 | 2,827 | 5,137 | 11,460 | 16,887 | 18,887 | 18,657 | 18,955 | → |
Palm Beach | Statistical Area | 12,665 | 12,491 | 13,024 | 14,017 | 14,527 | 15,187 | 16,607 | 17,472 | → |
Paradise Point - Hollywell | Statistical Area | 6,901 | 6,811 | 7,002 | 7,998 | 9,016 | 9,746 | 10,088 | 10,432 | → |
Parkwood | Statistical Area | 1,789 | 7,388 | 8,629 | 8,805 | 8,811 | 8,946 | 8,952 | 9,091 | → |
Pimpama (North) | Statistical Area | 1,301 | 1,190 | 1,281 | 1,312 | 1,430 | 3,658 | 10,069 | 12,490 | → |
Pimpama (South) | Statistical Area | 129 | 118 | 127 | 114 | 409 | 3,646 | 10,699 | 12,204 | → |
Pottsville | Statistical Area | 5,695 | 7,690 | 9,209 | 10,348 | 12,569 | 13,602 | 14,041 | 14,461 | → |
Reedy Creek - Andrews | Statistical Area | 976 | 1,953 | 3,486 | 4,792 | 7,059 | 8,170 | 8,904 | 9,309 | → |
Robina (East) | Statistical Area | 4,996 | 8,159 | 10,209 | 14,549 | 15,398 | 16,675 | 17,126 | 17,710 | → |
Robina (West) | Statistical Area | 1,825 | 2,980 | 3,728 | 5,410 | 6,186 | 7,410 | 8,870 | 9,370 | → |
Runaway Bay | Statistical Area | 6,811 | 8,475 | 8,969 | 8,802 | 9,343 | 9,389 | 9,364 | 9,542 | → |
Southport (North) | Statistical Area | 8,639 | 9,354 | 8,681 | 10,028 | 13,056 | 15,248 | 18,179 | 19,620 | → |
Southport (South) | Statistical Area | 10,968 | 11,877 | 13,917 | 14,972 | 16,585 | 17,877 | 19,198 | 19,699 | → |
Surfers Paradise (North) | Statistical Area | 5,686 | 5,986 | 7,470 | 9,243 | 9,557 | 11,560 | 12,375 | 13,767 | → |
Surfers Paradise (South) | Statistical Area | 6,929 | 7,293 | 9,102 | 10,283 | 11,326 | 13,358 | 14,422 | 16,065 | → |
Terranora - North Tumbulgum | Statistical Area | 1,361 | 2,066 | 2,760 | 2,961 | 3,224 | 3,352 | 3,321 | 3,382 | → |
Tweed Heads | Statistical Area | 13,817 | 15,687 | 17,013 | 18,089 | 18,955 | 19,932 | 20,570 | 21,016 | → |
Tweed Heads South | Statistical Area | 3,469 | 5,267 | 5,994 | 7,591 | 8,215 | 8,302 | 8,416 | 8,490 | → |
Upper Coomera (North) | Statistical Area | 1,491 | 1,852 | 4,201 | 10,405 | 17,002 | 19,847 | 20,666 | 21,455 | → |
Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan | Statistical Area | 992 | 1,232 | 2,795 | 3,347 | 6,230 | 9,902 | 11,579 | 12,130 | → |
Varsity Lakes | Statistical Area | 1,588 | 4,820 | 6,969 | 12,192 | 14,984 | 15,727 | 16,929 | 17,688 | → |
Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) | Statistical Area | 209 | 260 | 590 | 1,328 | 2,811 | 4,635 | 7,126 | 7,995 | → |
Worongary - Tallai | Statistical Area | 4,824 | 6,534 | 7,090 | 7,566 | 7,759 | 8,081 | 8,620 | 8,848 | → |
Gold Coast - Tweed Heads | Significant Urban Area | 286,264 | 362,286 | 430,716 | 506,937 | 577,614 | 642,002 | 701,928 | 735,213 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (C 2021) | |
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Males | 335,854 |
Females | 357,741 |
Age Groups (C 2021) | |
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0-17 years | 145,299 |
18-64 years | 417,589 |
65+ years | 130,715 |
Age Distribution (C 2021) | |
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90+ years | 6,421 |
80-89 years | 26,347 |
70-79 years | 61,366 |
60-69 years | 76,979 |
50-59 years | 86,912 |
40-49 years | 92,425 |
30-39 years | 94,455 |
20-29 years | 87,796 |
10-19 years | 82,746 |
0-9 years | 78,156 |
Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
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Australia | 460,640 |
New Zealand | 46,194 |
British Isles | 40,962 |
Chinese Asia | 12,456 |
South Asia | 10,354 |
South-East Asia | 14,526 |
Other country | 68,138 |
Language (C 2021) | |
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English | 562,617 |
Other language | 89,054 |
Ethnic Group (C 2021) | |
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Indigenous | 16,984 |
Non-Indigenous | 638,789 |
Religion (C 2021) | |
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Christian | 308,329 |
Muslim | 6,154 |
Buddhist | 9,731 |
Hindu | 6,980 |
Jew | 1,507 |
Other religion / belief | 5,381 |
Secular / no religion | 301,237 |