Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Surfers Paradise
Gold Coast CityQueensland
Surfers Paradise, as seen from Nerang River
Surfers Paradise is located in Gold Coast, Australia
Surfers Paradise
Surfers Paradise
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Coordinates28°00′00″S 153°25′00″E / 28.0000°S 153.4166°E / -28.0000; 153.4166 (Surfers Paradise (town centre))
Population26,412 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1933
Postcode(s)4217
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Area6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)Surfers Paradise
Federal division(s)Moncrieff
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
25 °C
77 °F
17 °C
63 °F
1,258 mm
49.5 in
Localities around Surfers Paradise:
Southport Main Beach Coral Sea
Bundall Surfers Paradise Coral Sea
Broadbeach Waters Broadbeach Coral Sea

Surfers Paradise is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Surfers Paradise had a population of 26,412 people.[4]

Colloquially known as "Surfers", the suburb has many high-rise apartment buildings and a wide surf beach. The feature of the heart of the suburb is Cavill Mall, which runs through the shopping and entertainment precinct. Cavill Avenue, named after Jim Cavill, an early hotel owner, is one of the busiest shopping strips in Queensland, and the centre of activity for night life. One of the features of the area is the Surfers Paradise Meter Maids designed to build goodwill with tourists.

Surfers Paradise is the Gold Coast's entertainment and tourism centre and the suburb's high-rise buildings are the best known feature of the city's skyline.

In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Surfers Paradise was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "location".[5]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Surfers Paradise (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Surfers Paradise – town in City of Gold Coast (entry 40981)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Surfers Paradise – suburb in City of Gold Coast (entry 46088)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Bligh, Anna (10 June 2009). "PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

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