From 1914 to 1946, they popped up all along the South Coast. The seaside shack provided the opportunity for the coastal "getaway" with modest investment.
Post-World War One Era saw the rise of the "seaside shack". Southport quickly grew a reputation as a secluded holiday destination for wealthy Brisbane residents. In 1875, the small settlement opposite the boat passage at the head of the Nerang River, known as Nerang Heads or Nerang Creek Heads, was surveyed and renamed Southport, with the first land sales scheduled to take place in Beenleigh. By 1873, the town reserve of Burleigh Heads had also been surveyed and successful land sales had taken place. The western suburb of Nerang was surveyed and established as a base for the industry and by 1870 a town reserve had been set aside. The hinterland's red cedar supply attracted people to the area in the mid-19th century.Ī number of small townships developed along the coast and in the hinterland. Europeans arrived in 1823 when explorer John Oxley landed at Mermaid Beach. The Gold Coast is the ancestral home of a number of Indigenous clans of the Yugambeh people, including the Kombumerri, Mununjali, and Wangerriburra clans. Ladies posing for a photo at Main Beach, ca. The city is part of the nation's entertainment industry with television productions and a major film industry.įor a chronological guide, see Timeline of Gold Coast, Queensland. The Gold Coast is a major tourist destination with a sunny, subtropical climate and has become widely known for its surfing beaches, high-rise dominated skyline, theme parks, nightlife, and rainforest hinterland. The demonym for the Gold Coast is Gold Coaster. Prior to European settlement the area was occupied by the Yugambeh people. The urban area of the Gold Coast is concentrated along the coast sprawling almost 60 kilometers, joining up with the Greater Brisbane Metropolitan Area to the north and to the state border with New South Wales to the south. The city's Central Business District is located roughly in the centre of the Gold Coast in the suburb of Southport, with the suburb holding more corporate office space than anywhere else in the city. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the nation's largest non-capital city, and Queensland's second-largest city after Brisbane.
The Gold Coast is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane.
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