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Population:
470,000 and growing
(expected to top 700,000 by 2021)
Area:
Spans across 1,402 square
kilometres
(approx.
541 square miles)
Coastline:
80km from South Stradbroke
Island
to Kingscliffe
Ethnicity:
Multicultural
Language:
English
Currency:
Australian dollars and cents
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International visitors per year:
752,900 (as at 03/04 figures)
Domestic visitors per year:
3.5million (as at 03/04 figures) Transport:
Serviced by 2 international airports:
Gold Coast Airport – 20 minutes
drive south from GCCEC
Brisbane Airport – 1 hour
drive north from GCCEC
Connected to Brisbane
(Queensland’s capital city)
by rail and Pacific Motorway |
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