Gold Coast Key Statistics
Australia's Gold Coast
The region encompasses 5000 sq km with 70km of coastline.
The tourism destination spans Beenleigh and South Stradbroke Island to the north; Cabarita and Kingscliff in the south; west to Beaudesert including World Heritage Listed national parks.
Gold Coast City's population is more than 455,000. It is Australia's sixth largest city, larger than two other Australian capitals.
World First, World Class
Australia's Gold Coast can boast the biggest, the best, the most unusual ... you get the picture.
The largest subtropical rainforest remnant in the world and more than 100,000ha of nature reserves and World Heritage sites.
The most extensive Antarctic Beech cool temperate rainforests in Australia and Australia's most biologically diverse city.
The largest professional life guard service in Australia.
The largest concentration of themed attractions in the southern hemisphere.
Some of Australia's largest duty free outlets and shopping centres.
One of the highest partner participation rates in conferences in Australia.
It is one of Australia's fastest-growing regions.
Tourism Statistics
The region hosted 9.8 million visitors in 2003/4. Domestic visitors numbered 3.5 million (16.1 million nights) and international visitors at 752,900 (6.4 million nights). There were 6.3 million daytrip visitors.
Leading international markets include Japan, New Zealand, UK, China, Europe, Korea, Singapore.
Interstate visitors accounted for 51% of domestic visitor numbers, 70% of domestic visitor nights.
In 2003 domestic expenditure (excluding airfares and long distance transport) totalled $2.6 billion.
Social Research Gold Coast www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/socialresearch
Tourism data, Gold Coast City Council www.goldcoastcity.com.au/tourism
Australian Bureau of Statistics www.abs.gov.au
Tourism Queensland corporate website. www.tq.com.au
Gold Coast Airport www.goldcoastairport.com.au/statistics
Tourism Research Australia www.tra.australia.com
Tourism Australia www.tourismaustralia.com
ATEC www.atec.net.au
Department of Tourism, Industry and Resources Department of Tourism, Industry and Resources
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