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Situated within South East Queensland's growth corridor, the Gold Coast is one of Australia's fastest growing large cities, with a 5-year annual average population growth rate to 2015 of 1.8%, compared to 1.5% nationally. [69] Gross Regional Product has risen from A$9.7 billion in 2001, to A$15.6 billion in 2008, a rise of 61 percent. [70]
Heron Island, 72 km (45 mi) off the coast off Gladstone in Queensland, has two time zones: the island resort follows DST all year round, whereas the Marine Research Centre and the Parks and Wildlife office on the island remain on Eastern Standard Time. Resort manager Alistair Cooray says no-one is sure how the time zone came about.
Runaway Bay is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Runaway Bay had a population of 9,308 people. [1] The neighbourhood of Anglers Paradise) is situated within Runaway Bay. [3]
The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Ashmore Village Park (BMX Park) on Currumburra Road. [ 16 ] Ashmore Uniting Church is at 144 Cotlew Street ( 27°59′14″S 153°23′07″E / 27.9872°S 153.3854°E / -27.9872; 153.3854 ( Ashmore Uniting
The suburb lies on the Gold Coast Broadwater with direct access to the Coomera River. The area is protected by South Stradbroke Island which lies off the coast. With access to two major water ways, several boat ramps and marinas have been built. Two developments, built out into the local waters, are only accessible from Paradise Point.
When the modern Gold Coast railway line was built in 1996, the line did not pass through Oxenford but through Helensvale to the east and Helensvale railway station is the nearest station to Oxenford. [3] However, the Pacific Motorway roughly follows the route of the old South Coast railway line. Work on the road south to Southport was ...
Main Beach (originally Southport East) is a coastal town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the 2021 census , the suburb of Main Beach had a population of 3,998 people.
Palm Beach State School is a government primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 13-19 Nineteenth Avenue (17] [18] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 511 students with 37 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). [19]