527,828 in city
418,438 in metro
418,438 in metro
541.32 mi² (1,402 km²)
1,391 ft
Gold Coast City
About Gold Coast City
Certainly one of the great resort destinations in the world. Miles and miles of white sandy beaches and warm Pacific waters, Gold Coast is a region of numerous holiday spots with Surfer's Paradise, Main Beach, Broadbeach and Chevron Island. The many hi-rise apartment and hotel towers give the Gold Coast a unique feel of a city in the midst of paradise.
The stretch of coastline from Runaway Bay in the north to Coolangatta in the south is 30 kilometers long.The first highrises appeared in the late 1950s and now the Gold Coast boasts the tallest apartment building in the world with the 322 meter Q1 Tower.
Boroughs:
- Ashmore (1)
- Broadbeach (44)
- Bundall (2)
- Burleigh Heads (12)
- Coolangatta (18)
- Coomera (1)
- Currumbin (1)
- Labrador (8)
- Main Beach (37)
- Miami (1)
- Palm Beach (4)
- Robina (2)
- Runaway Bay (6)
- Southport (24)
- Surfers Paradise (136)
Metro Cities:
No. of Buildings
| No. | Current status |
|---|---|
| 347 | All buildings |
| 304 |
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| 34 |
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| 4 |
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| 3 |
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| 2 |
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Tallest buildings
| # | Building | Height | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q1 Tower | 1,058 ft | 2005 |
| 2 | Soul | 798 ft | 2012 |
| 3 | Circle on Cavill (North Tower) | 720 ft | 2007 |
| 4 | Hilton Surfers Hotel & Residences (Orchid Tower) | 610 ft | 2011 |
| 5 | The Oracle (Beach Tower) | 541 ft | 2010 |
Building types
| No. | Type |
|---|---|
| 274 | high-rise building |
| 57 | skyscraper |
| 14 | low-rise building |
| 1 | amusement ride |
| 1 | observation tower |
Other buildings
| No. | Type |
|---|---|
| 31 | Buildings with the most construction images |