Population
+12.5% since 2016.
Gold Coast, QLD
Gold Coast had a population of 625,087 at the 2021 Census (+12.5% since 2016). Median age 39.1. Median weekly household income $1,692. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.
Gold Coast at a glance
What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gold Coast's population grew by 12.5% to 625,087, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 39.1 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.7%.
34.4% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 28.3% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Queensland overall: 21.8% of homes, against 12.5%. The 2021 Census counted 228,913 households.
The median household earns $1,692 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $450 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,957 a month.
30.9% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 14.5% use a language other than English at home. 47.4% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).
Key figures
2021 Census, Gold Coast beside QLD and Australia.
| Measure | Gold Coast | QLD | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 625,087 | 5,156,158 | 25,422,828 |
| Growth since 2016 | +12.5% | +9.6% | +8.6% |
| Median age | 39.1 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| Households | 228,913 | 1,869,452 | 9,275,123 |
| Flats and apartments | 21.8% | 12.5% | 14.3% |
| Renting | 34.4% | 33.6% | 31.1% |
| Owned outright | 28.3% | 29.5% | 31.4% |
| Median household income a week | $1,692 | $1,676 | $1,747 |
| Median rent a week | $450 | $364 | $376 |
| Median mortgage repayment a month | $1,957 | $1,740 | $1,866 |
| Born overseas | 30.9% | 24.1% | 29.3% |
| Other language at home | 14.5% | 14.1% | 23.6% |
| No religion | 47.4% | 44.8% | 41.9% |
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Population and age
Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.
Age
Median age 39.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Cultural background
The largest groups in Gold Coast at the 2021 Census.
Ancestry
Languages at home
Country of birth
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Around Gold Coast
The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.
Part of
Nearby
Suburbs in Gold Coast
Largest first.
- Southport
- Upper Coomera
- Surfers Paradise
- Robina
- Pimpama
- Coomera
- Helensvale
- Labrador
- Nerang
- Pacific Pines
- Varsity Lakes
- Palm Beach
- Ormeau
- Mudgeeraba
- Burleigh Waters
- Hope Island
- Carrara
- Mermaid Waters
- Elanora
- Ashmore
- Oxenford
- Arundel
- Burleigh Heads
- Coombabah
- Biggera Waters
- Benowa
- Currumbin Waters
- Runaway Bay
- Parkwood
- Broadbeach Waters
- Maudsland
- Miami
- Reedy Creek
- Mermaid Beach
- Merrimac
- Tugun
- Paradise Point
- Broadbeach
- Highland Park
- Coolangatta
- Molendinar
- Worongary
- Bonogin
- Bundall
- Ormeau Hills
- Tallai
- Clear Island Waters
- Main Beach
- Tallebudgera
- Currumbin
- Hollywell
- Jacobs Well
- Gilston
- Willow Vale
- Currumbin Valley
- Bilinga
- Tallebudgera Valley
- Gaven
- Wongawallan
- Yatala
- Mount Nathan
- Lower Beechmont
- Cedar Creek (Logan - Qld)
- Guanaba
- Kingsholme
- Springbrook
- Steiglitz
- Clagiraba
- Alberton
- Advancetown
- Stapylton
- Austinville
- Woongoolba
- Luscombe
- Numinbah Valley
- Norwell
- South Stradbroke
- Natural Bridge
- Neranwood
- Gilberton (Gold Coast - Qld)
- Southern Moreton Bay Islands
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