Australia: Gold Coast-Tweed Heads

Contents: Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

Significant Urban Area

701,928 Population [2021] – estimate

761,634 Population [2025] – estimate

1,251km² Area

608.7/km² Density [2025]

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.

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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 2025-06-30
Arundel	Statistical Area	2,529	3,953	7,728	9,679	10,000	10,636	11,273	12,056	→
Ashmore	Statistical Area	10,554	11,031	11,838	11,980	12,037	12,250	12,548	12,809	→
Banora Point	Statistical Area	6,603	10,027	13,634	15,143	15,644	15,986	16,262	16,796	→
Benowa	Statistical Area	5,255	5,930	6,721	7,583	8,308	9,015	9,980	10,728	→
Biggera Waters	Statistical Area	4,021	4,245	4,992	5,584	6,614	8,891	10,078	11,016	→
Broadbeach Waters	Statistical Area	7,562	7,438	7,756	7,920	7,929	8,146	8,230	9,109	→
Bundall	Statistical Area	3,838	4,110	4,188	4,290	4,364	4,704	4,925	5,048	→
Burleigh Heads	Statistical Area	6,119	6,507	7,346	7,954	8,417	9,129	9,262	10,055	→
Burleigh Waters	Statistical Area	8,719	10,521	12,979	13,151	14,511	14,632	14,597	15,180	→
Carrara	Statistical Area	7,770	9,349	9,852	11,245	12,026	12,595	13,318	14,340	→
Clear Island Waters	Statistical Area	1,019	3,053	3,781	4,281	4,140	4,230	4,424	4,570	→
Coolangatta	Statistical Area	3,612	3,746	4,513	5,079	5,492	6,223	6,540	7,204	→
Coombabah	Statistical Area	4,195	7,083	9,075	9,563	10,082	10,594	10,377	10,815	→
Coomera	Statistical Area	845	1,357	2,079	4,134	9,075	13,685	20,615	24,313	→
Currumbin - Tugun	Statistical Area	7,586	8,140	9,345	10,038	10,861	11,758	12,486	13,477	→
Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera	Statistical Area	3,241	4,797	5,867	6,575	7,092	7,429	7,730	8,112	→
Currumbin Waters	Statistical Area	6,631	8,230	8,960	9,150	9,268	9,436	9,868	10,220	→
Elanora	Statistical Area	6,846	9,442	10,804	12,078	12,094	12,507	12,685	13,343	→
Helensvale	Statistical Area	6,611	10,714	13,611	15,198	16,635	17,380	19,272	21,073	→
Highland Park	Statistical Area	4,346	7,124	7,612	8,379	8,665	8,584	8,503	8,797	→
Hope Island	Statistical Area	1,627	2,478	3,854	5,651	8,930	11,715	14,873	18,253	→
Kingscliff - Fingal Head	Statistical Area	6,619	7,092	8,525	9,754	11,376	13,574	14,811	15,489	→
Labrador	Statistical Area	11,919	13,910	14,502	15,940	17,217	19,002	18,911	19,745	→
Main Beach	Statistical Area	2,512	3,279	3,381	3,536	3,735	4,075	4,021	4,418	→
Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach	Statistical Area	7,650	8,250	9,107	10,023	11,047	12,636	14,229	16,126	→
Mermaid Waters	Statistical Area	11,541	11,585	11,923	12,185	12,355	12,608	13,388	14,564	→
Merrimac	Statistical Area	448	2,999	5,003	5,881	6,492	7,339	7,279	7,423	→
Miami	Statistical Area	5,072	5,378	5,910	6,476	6,638	7,150	7,536	8,531	→
Molendinar	Statistical Area	2,574	3,441	3,608	5,788	6,504	6,616	6,514	6,707	→
Mudgeeraba - Bonogin	Statistical Area	6,562	9,753	14,581	16,497	18,007	18,832	19,870	20,770	→
Nerang - Mount Nathan	Statistical Area	12,041	13,294	15,345	17,923	19,551	21,135	21,589	22,560	→
Ormeau (East) - Stapylton	Statistical Area	581	1,059	1,302	3,364	7,921	9,520	10,847	12,022	→
Ormeau (West) - Yatala	Statistical Area	2,340	4,270	5,248	7,623	8,403	10,680	12,044	13,037	→
Oxenford - Maudsland	Statistical Area	3,066	6,391	8,363	11,680	14,845	16,173	18,265	19,732	→
Pacific Pines - Gaven	Statistical Area	749	2,827	5,137	11,460	16,887	18,887	18,657	19,143	→
Palm Beach	Statistical Area	12,665	12,491	13,024	14,017	14,527	15,187	16,607	18,678	→
Paradise Point - Hollywell	Statistical Area	6,901	6,811	7,002	7,998	9,016	9,746	10,088	10,736	→
Parkwood	Statistical Area	1,789	7,388	8,629	8,805	8,811	8,946	8,952	9,135	→
Pimpama (North)	Statistical Area	1,301	1,190	1,281	1,312	1,430	3,658	10,069	13,841	→
Pimpama (South)	Statistical Area	129	118	127	114	409	3,646	10,699	12,833	→
Pottsville	Statistical Area	5,695	7,690	9,209	10,348	12,569	13,602	14,041	14,746	→
Reedy Creek - Andrews	Statistical Area	976	1,953	3,486	4,792	7,059	8,170	8,904	9,610	→
Robina (East)	Statistical Area	4,996	8,159	10,209	14,549	15,398	16,675	17,126	18,355	→
Robina (West)	Statistical Area	1,825	2,980	3,728	5,410	6,186	7,410	8,870	9,678	→
Runaway Bay	Statistical Area	6,811	8,475	8,969	8,802	9,343	9,389	9,364	9,755	→
Southport (North)	Statistical Area	8,639	9,354	8,681	10,028	13,056	15,248	18,179	20,260	→
Southport (South)	Statistical Area	10,968	11,877	13,917	14,972	16,585	17,877	19,198	20,247	→
Surfers Paradise (North)	Statistical Area	5,686	5,986	7,470	9,243	9,557	11,560	12,375	14,640	→
Surfers Paradise (South)	Statistical Area	6,929	7,293	9,102	10,283	11,326	13,358	14,422	17,410	→
Terranora - North Tumbulgum	Statistical Area	1,361	2,066	2,760	2,961	3,224	3,352	3,321	3,455	→
Tweed Heads	Statistical Area	13,817	15,687	17,013	18,089	18,955	19,932	20,570	21,576	→
Tweed Heads South	Statistical Area	3,469	5,267	5,994	7,591	8,215	8,302	8,416	8,637	→
Upper Coomera (North)	Statistical Area	1,491	1,852	4,201	10,405	17,002	19,847	20,666	21,884	→
Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan	Statistical Area	992	1,232	2,795	3,347	6,230	9,902	11,579	12,438	→
Varsity Lakes	Statistical Area	1,588	4,820	6,969	12,192	14,984	15,727	16,929	18,207	→
Willow Vale - Pimpama (West)	Statistical Area	209	260	590	1,328	2,811	4,635	7,126	8,721	→
Worongary - Tallai	Statistical Area	4,824	6,534	7,090	7,566	7,759	8,081	8,620	9,211	→
Gold Coast - Tweed Heads	Significant Urban Area	286,264	362,286	430,716	506,937	577,614	642,002	701,928	761,634

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	366,476
Females	384,521

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-14 years	125,580
15-64 years	484,777
65+ years	140,640

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	36,530
70-79 years	65,800
60-69 years	81,063
50-59 years	91,783
40-49 years	98,211
30-39 years	105,807
20-29 years	100,511
10-19 years	90,810
0-9 years	80,482

Country of Birth (C 2021)
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)
English	562,617
Other language	89,054

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	16,984
Non-Indigenous	638,789

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	308,329
Muslims	6,154
Buddhists	9,731
Hindus	6,980
Jews	1,507
Other religion / belief	5,381
Secular / no religion	301,237