# List of Gold Coast suburbs

There are eighty-one suburbs in the City of Gold Coast, a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The local government area has been amended several times since its creation in 1948, most dramatically by its amalgamation in 1994 with the Shire of Albert, and losing a section centred on Beenleigh north of the Albert River to Logan City in March 2008.
Fifty-two are gazetted as suburbs and twenty-nine as localities. Many suburbs have been established on reclaimed land including saltmarshes, mangroves and tidal flats. Some of these suburbs have developed extensive canal waterways. There are many shopping centres on the Gold Coast.

## Suburbs

| Name | Type | Former LGA | Postcode | Population | Population | Population | Area | Area | Etymology | Neighbourhood(s) | References |
| Name | Type | Former LGA | Postcode | 2016 census | 2011 census | Change | km$^2$ | sq mi | Etymology | Neighbourhood(s) | References |
| Advancetown | Locality | Albert (west) | 4211 | 482 | 352 | +36.9% | 61.7 | 23.8 | From the district named by sawmiller Ernest Belliss who renamed Beechmont Hotel to Advancetown Hotel and donated land for the Advancetown primary school; named Latimer from 1979 to 1985 | — | |
| Alberton | Locality | Albert (north) | 4207 | 590 | 576 | +2.4% | 16.2 | 6.3 | Derived from Albert River, which was named after Prince Albert | — | |
| Arundel | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4214 | 10,246 | 9,575 | +7.0% | 9.7 | 3.7 | Named after a property named Arundel on Brisbane Road, which was named after its owner Dr Wallace Arthur Arundel Mackey | — | |
| Ashmore | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4214 | 11,910 | 11,586 | +2.8% | 6.8 | 2.6 | — | — | |
| Austinville | Locality | Albert (west) | 4213 | 356 | 361 | −1.4% | 22.5 | 8.7 | — | — | |
| Benowa | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4217 | 8,741 | 7,979 | +9.6% | 6.6 | 2.5 | — | — | |
| Biggera Waters | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4216 | 8,534 | 6,338 | +34.6% | 3.2 | 1.2 | — | — | |
| Bilinga | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4225 | 1,804 | 1,662 | +8.5% | 2.8 | 1.1 | — | — | |
| Bonogin | Locality | Albert (west) | 4213 | 4,573 | 4,182 | +9.3% | 39.4 | 15.2 | — | — | |
| Broadbeach | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4218 | 5,514 | 4,614 | +19.5% | 1.5 | 0.58 | — | — | |
| Broadbeach Waters | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4218 | 7,779 | 7,534 | +3.3% | 5.3 | 2.0 | — | Rio Vista Florida Gardens Miami Keys Rialto Cypress Gardens Casino Island Moana | |
| Bundall | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4217 | 4,523 | 4,188 | +8.0% | 3.9 | 1.5 | — | Sorrento | |
| Burleigh Heads | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4220 | 10,077 | 9,188 | +9.7% | 10.1 | 3.9 | — | North Burleigh Koala Park West Burleigh | |
| Burleigh Waters | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4220 | 14,310 | 13,868 | +3.2% | 6.7 | 2.6 | — | — | |
| Carrara | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4211 | 12,060 | 11,569 | +4.2% | 14.6 | 5.6 | The Aboriginal word Karara meaning "long flat" | Goodings Corner Emerald Lakes Palm Meadows Lakelands | |
| Cedar Creek | Locality | Albert (north) | 4207 | 838 | 832 | +0.7% | 65.4 | 25.3 | — | — | |
| Clagiraba | Locality | Albert (west) | 4211 | 601 | 561 | +7.1% | 27.7 | 10.7 | — | Kulboombin | |
| Clear Island Waters | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4226 | 4,120 | 3,986 | +3.4% | 4.4 | 1.7 | — | Cypress Gardens | |
| Coolangatta | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4225 | 5,948 | 5,192 | +14.6% | 1.9 | 0.73 | — | Rainbow Bay Snapper Rocks Greenmount Kirra Point Danger | |
| Coombabah | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4216 | 10,388 | 9,774 | +6.3% | 11.6 | 4.5 | — | — | |
| Coomera | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4209 | 13,305 | 8,793 | +51.3% | 24.4 | 9.4 | — | — | |
| Currumbin | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4223 | 2,920 | 2,785 | +4.8% | 2.1 | 0.81 | — | — | |
| Currumbin Valley | Locality | Albert (west) | 4223 | 1,849 | 1,711 | +8.1% | 35.1 | 13.6 | — | Garden Of Eden Hanging Rock Piggabeen Crossing Place Ridgetop The Gap | |
| Currumbin Waters | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4223 | 9,121 | 8,883 | +2.7% | 9.9 | 3.8 | — | — | |
| Elanora | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4221 | 12,145 | 11,645 | +4.3% | 8.9 | 3.4 | The name Elanora is an Aboriginal word for "home by the sea.". | — | |
| Gaven | Locality | Albert (metro) | 4211 | 1,558 | 1,583 | −1.6% | 7.2 | 2.8 | — | — | |
| Gilberton | Locality | Albert (north) | 4208 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gilston | Locality | Albert (west) | 4211 | 2,459 | 1,449 | +69.7% | 10.5 | 4.1 | — | Latimers Crossing | |
| Guanaba | Locality | Albert (north) | 4210 | 793 | 798 | −0.6% | 22.4 | 8.6 | — | — | |
| Helensvale | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4212 | 16,862 | 15,987 | +5.5% | 19.9 | 7.7 | Derived from the name of a local sugar plantation established in the area around 1870 by Arthur Robinson and Ernest White. Helena was the name of White's youngest sister. | River Links Oyster Cove Monterey Keys Coombabah Lake | |
| Highland Park | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4211 | 6,574 | 6,561 | +0.2% | 3.7 | 1.4 | — | — | |
| Hope Island | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4212 | 11,186 | 8,483 | +31.9% | 13.8 | 5.3 | — | Sanctuary Cove Hope Harbour Boykambil Santa Barbara | |
| Hollywell | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4216 | 2,865 | 2,679 | +6.9% | 1.9 | 0.73 | — | — | |
| Jacobs Well | Suburb | Albert (north) | 4208 | 1,839 | 1,546 | +19.0% | 6.4 | 2.5 | — | Calypso Bay | |
| Kingsholme | Locality | Albert (north) | 4208 | 286 | 281 | +1.8% | 19.5 | 7.5 | — | — | |
| Labrador | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4215 | 18,261 | 16,402 | +11.3% | 5.0 | 1.9 | — | Heydon Heights | |
| Lower Beechmont | Locality | Albert (west) | 4211 | 1,046 | 1,003 | +4.3% | 16.3 | 6.3 | — | — | |
| Luscombe | Locality | Albert (north) | 4207 | 307 | 448 | −31.5% | 25.0 | 9.7 | — | — | |
| Main Beach | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4217 | 3,883 | 3,496 | +11.1% | 3.2 | 1.2 | — | The Spit Marine Stadium Paradise Waters MacIntosh Island Jariparilla Cove Narrowneck | |
| Maudsland | Locality | Albert (north) | 4210 | 5,568 | 3,215 | +73.2% | 12.9 | 5.0 | — | — | |
| Mermaid Beach | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4218 | 6,533 | 5,722 | +14.2% | 1.5 | 0.58 | — | Nobby Beach | |
| Mermaid Waters | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4218 | 12,045 | 11,789 | +2.2% | 7.1 | 2.7 | — | — | |
| Merrimac | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4226 | 7,071 | 6,321 | +11.9% | 8.3 | 3.2 | — | — | |
| Miami | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4220 | 6,843 | 6,364 | +7.5% | 3.0 | 1.2 | — | — | |
| Molendinar | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4214 | 6,375 | 6,213 | +2.6% | 7.7 | 3.0 | — | — | |
| Mount Nathan | Locality | Albert (west) | 4211 | 1,214 | 1,124 | +8.0% | 15.9 | 6.1 | — | — | |
| Mudgeeraba | Suburb | Albert (west) | 4213 | 13,624 | 13,204 | +3.2% | 27.3 | 10.5 | Disputed origin; possibly the Aboriginal word Mudgeriba meaning "place of infant's excrement", an Aboriginal word meaning "tell lies", or the Yugambeh words Mu'dherri and ba together meaning "place of sticky soil" | — | |
| Natural Bridge | Locality | Albert (west) | 4211 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | Mallawa | |
| Nerang | Suburb | Albert (West) | 4211 | 16,864 | 16,256 | +3.7% | 34.9 | 13.5 | — | — | |
| Neranwood | Suburb | Albert (west) | 4213 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Norwell | Locality | Albert (north) | 4208 | 200 | 282 | −29.1% | 40.4 | 15.6 | — | — | |
| Numinbah Valley | Locality | Albert (west) | 4211 | 218 | 294 | −25.9% | 100.6 | 38.8 | — | — | |
| Ormeau | Suburb | Albert (north) | 4208 | 14,460 | 12,439 | +16.2% | 17.6 | 6.8 | — | Cupania | |
| Ormeau Hills | Locality | Albert (north) | 4208 | 3,148 | 1,212 | +159.7% | 0.7 | 0.27 | — | — | |
| Oxenford | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4210 | 11,842 | 11,156 | +6.1% | 14.0 | 5.4 | — | Studio Village | |
| Pacific Pines | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4211 | 16,757 | 14,788 | +13.3% | 9.2 | 3.6 | — | — | |
| Palm Beach | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4221 | 14,654 | 13,956 | +5.0% | 6.3 | 2.4 | — | — | |
| Paradise Point | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4216 | 6,536 | 5,930 | +10.2% | 3.7 | 1.4 | — | Ephraim Island Sovereign Islands | |
| Parkwood | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4214 | 8,702 | 8,436 | +3.2% | 6.2 | 2.4 | — | — | |
| Pimpama | Suburb | Albert (north) | 4209 | 9,396 | 3,211 | +192.6% | 40.5 | 15.6 | — | Green Meadows Mccoys Pocket | |
| Reedy Creek | Suburb | Albert (west) | 4227 | 6,659 | 5,712 | +16.6% | 6.4 | 2.5 | — | Anglers Paradise | |
| Robina | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4226 | 23,106 | 20,522 | +12.6% | 15.0 | 5.8 | — | Robina Town Centre | |
| Runaway Bay | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4216 | 9,068 | 8,912 | +1.8% | 5.5 | 2.1 | — | — | |
| South Stradbroke | Locality | Albert (north) | 4216 | 41 | 101 | −59.4% | 21 | 8.1 | — | Couran Currigee | |
| Southern Moreton Bay Islands | Locality | Albert (north) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Southport | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4215 | 31,908 | 28,315 | +12.7% | 14.3 | 5.5 | — | Chirn Park Musgrave Hill Parklands Keebra Park | |
| Springbrook | Locality | Albert (west) | 4213 | 659 | 624 | +5.6% | 52.6 | 20.3 | — | — | |
| Stapylton | Locality | Albert (north) | 4207 | 444 | 445 | −0.2% | 15.0 | 5.8 | — | — | |
| Steiglitz | Locality | Albert (north) | 4207 | 705 | 441 | +59.9% | 0.6 | 0.23 | — | Cabbage Tree Point | |
| Surfers Paradise | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4217 | 23,689 | 19,668 | +20.4% | 5.8 | 2.2 | — | Isle of Capri Chevron Island Evandale, now occupied by the Home of the Arts Paradise Island Bundall Waters Northcliffe Budds Beach Cronin Island Surfers Central Surfers South | |
| Tallai | Suburb | Albert (west) | 4213 | 4,150 | 3,765 | +10.2% | 13.2 | 5.1 | — | — | |
| Tallebudgera | Suburb | Albert (west) | 4228 | 3,667 | 3,551 | +3.3% | 19.3 | 7.5 | — | — | |
| Tallebudgera Valley | Locality | Albert (west) | 4228 | 1,624 | 1,557 | +4.3% | 60.2 | 23.2 | — | Ingleside | |
| Tugun | Suburb | Gold Coast Proper | 4224 | 6,588 | 5,976 | +10.2% | 3.1 | 1.2 | — | Tugun Heights | |
| Upper Coomera | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4209 | 25,276 | 21,136 | +19.6% | 25.8 | 10.0 | — | — | |
| Varsity Lakes | Suburb | Albert (metro) | 4227 | 15,026 | 14,366 | +4.6% | 6.0 | 2.3 | — | — | |
| Willow Vale | Locality | Albert (north) | 4209 | 2,096 | 1,015 | +106.5% | 21.3 | 8.2 | — | — | |
| Wongawallan | Locality | Albert (north) | 4210 | 1,273 | 1,103 | +15.4% | 32.8 | 12.7 | — | — | |
| Woongoolba | Locality | Albert (north) | 4207 | 280 | 460 | −39.1% | 41.3 | 15.9 | — | Pimpama Island | |
| Worongary | Suburb | Albert (west) | 4213 | 5,613 | 5,574 | +0.7% | 14.0 | 5.4 | — | — | |
| Yatala | Suburb | Albert (north) | 4207 | 1,312 | 1,346 | −2.5% | 13.8 | 5.3 | — | — | |

## Former suburbs

| Name | Type | Fate |
| Andrews | Suburb | Abolished – its territory was absorbed into Varsity Lakes and Burleigh Heads in 2002 |
| Stephens | Suburb | Abolished – its territory was absorbed into Varsity Lakes and Burleigh Heads in 2002 |
| Kerrydale | Suburb | Abolished – its territory was absorbed into Robina in 1995 |
| Moondewara | | Located on South Stradbroke Island but lost into the sea with the northern migration of the Nerang River estuary |