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href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise" title="Surfers Paradise – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Surfers Paradise" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise" title="Surfers Paradise – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Surfers Paradise" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise" title="Surfers Paradise – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Surfers Paradise" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B2_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="سرفرز پارادایز، کوئینزلند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سرفرز پارادایز، کوئینزلند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise" title="Surfers Paradise – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Surfers Paradise" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise" title="Surfers Paradise – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Surfers Paradise" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" 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Paradise" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland" title="Surfers Paradise, Queensland – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Surfers Paradise, Queensland" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise" title="Surfers Paradise – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Surfers Paradise" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise" title="Surfers Paradise – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Surfers Paradise" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D3%A9%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Сөрферс Парадайс – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Сөрферс Парадайс" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfers_Paradise" title="Surfers Paradise – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Surfers Paradise" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh 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line-height: 1.3em; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><span class="fn org locality">Surfers Paradise</span><br /><span style="font-weight:normal; font-size:88%" class="region"><a href="/wiki/City_of_Gold_Coast,_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Surfers_Paradise,_QLD_skyline.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Surfers_Paradise%2C_QLD_skyline.jpg/270px-Surfers_Paradise%2C_QLD_skyline.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Surfers_Paradise%2C_QLD_skyline.jpg/405px-Surfers_Paradise%2C_QLD_skyline.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Surfers_Paradise%2C_QLD_skyline.jpg/540px-Surfers_Paradise%2C_QLD_skyline.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5348" data-file-height="3376" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Surfers Paradise, as seen from Nerang River</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:270px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:270px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:270px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gold_Coast_locator_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Surfers Paradise is located in Gold Coast, Australia"><img alt="Surfers Paradise is located in Gold Coast, Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Gold_Coast_locator_map.svg/270px-Gold_Coast_locator_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="270" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Gold_Coast_locator_map.svg/405px-Gold_Coast_locator_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Gold_Coast_locator_map.svg/540px-Gold_Coast_locator_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1429" data-file-height="851" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.5%;left:56.504%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Surfers Paradise"><img alt="Surfers Paradise" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Surfers Paradise</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; 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153.4166</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Surfers Paradise (town centre)</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">26,412 (<a href="/wiki/2021_Australian_census" title="2021 Australian census">2021 census</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Census2021_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7003426000000000000♠"></span>4,260/km<sup>2</sup> (11,030/sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1933</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_Australia" title="Postcodes in Australia">Postcode(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4217</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">11 m (36 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">6.2 km<sup>2</sup> (2.4 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Time_in_Australia" title="Time in Australia">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/AEST" class="mw-redirect" title="AEST">AEST</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B10:00" title="UTC+10:00">UTC+10:00</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><li> 31 km (19 mi) N of <a href="/wiki/Tweed_Heads" class="mw-redirect" title="Tweed Heads">Tweed Heads</a> </li><li> 78 km (48 mi) S of <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a> </li></ul></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Queensland" title="Local government areas of Queensland">LGA(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/City_of_Gold_Coast" title="City of Gold Coast">City of Gold Coast</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Electorates_of_the_Australian_states_and_territories" title="Electorates of the Australian states and territories">State electorate(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Surfers_Paradise" title="Electoral district of Surfers Paradise">Surfers Paradise</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#e9f9d2;"><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives">Federal division(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Moncrieff" title="Division of Moncrieff">Moncrieff</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%; border: 1px #ddd solid;"> <tbody><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:33%;"><b>Mean max temp</b></td> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:34%;"><b>Mean min temp</b></td> <td style="background-color:#f0f0ff;border: 1px #FFF solid; text-align:center; width:33%;"><b>Annual rainfall</b></td> </tr><tr style="border: 1px #FFF solid" class="mergedrow"> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:33%;"> 25 °C <br />77 °F</td> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:34%;">17 °C <br />63 °F</td> <td style="padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center; width:33%;">1,258 mm <br />49.5 in</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="3" style="width:100%; border: 1px #ddd solid;"> <tbody><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#f0f0ff;padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center;"><b>Localities around Surfers Paradise:</b></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Southport,_Queensland" title="Southport, Queensland">Southport</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;"><a href="/wiki/Main_Beach,_Queensland" title="Main Beach, Queensland">Main Beach</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><i><a href="/wiki/Coral_Sea" title="Coral Sea">Coral Sea</a></i></td> </tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Bundall,_Queensland" title="Bundall, Queensland">Bundall</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;font-weight:bold;">Surfers Paradise</td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><i><a href="/wiki/Coral_Sea" title="Coral Sea">Coral Sea</a></i></td> </tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Broadbeach_Waters,_Queensland" title="Broadbeach Waters, Queensland">Broadbeach Waters</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;"><a href="/wiki/Broadbeach,_Queensland" title="Broadbeach, Queensland">Broadbeach</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><i><a href="/wiki/Coral_Sea" title="Coral Sea">Coral Sea</a></i></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Surfers Paradise</b> (or <b>Surfers</b> colloquially) is a town and <a href="/wiki/Suburbs_and_localities_(Australia)" title="Suburbs and localities (Australia)">suburb</a> in the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Gold_Coast" title="City of Gold Coast">City of Gold Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-qpnt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpnt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-qpnl_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpnl-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2021_Australian_census" title="2021 Australian census">2021 census</a>, the suburb of Surfers Paradise had a population of 26,412 people.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2021_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Cavill_Avenue" title="Cavill Avenue">Cavill Mall</a>, which runs through the shopping and entertainment precinct. <a href="/wiki/Cavill_Avenue" title="Cavill Avenue">Cavill Avenue</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Surfers_Paradise_Meter_Maids" title="Surfers Paradise Meter Maids">Surfers Paradise Meter Maids</a> designed to build goodwill with tourists. </p><p>Surfers Paradise is the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast</a>'s entertainment and tourism centre and the suburb's high-rise buildings are the best known feature of the city's skyline. </p><p>In 2009 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Q150" title="Q150">Q150</a> celebrations, Surfers Paradise was announced as one of the <a href="/wiki/Q150_Icons" class="mw-redirect" title="Q150 Icons">Q150 Icons</a> of Queensland for its role as a "location".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_panorama_of_Surfer%27s_Paradise.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Aerial_panorama_of_Surfer%27s_Paradise.jpg/220px-Aerial_panorama_of_Surfer%27s_Paradise.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Aerial_panorama_of_Surfer%27s_Paradise.jpg/330px-Aerial_panorama_of_Surfer%27s_Paradise.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Aerial_panorama_of_Surfer%27s_Paradise.jpg/440px-Aerial_panorama_of_Surfer%27s_Paradise.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8000" data-file-height="2913" /></a><figcaption>Aerial perspective of the coast along Surfers Paradise. Taken Autumn 2018.</figcaption></figure> <p>Surfers Point is bounded to the east by the <a href="/wiki/Coral_Sea" title="Coral Sea">Coral Sea</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>. The entire coastline of Surfers Paradise is called <b>Surfers Paradise Beach</b> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=28.0022_S_153.4314_E_type:landmark_region:AU-QLD&title=Surfers+Paradise+Beach"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°00′08″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′53″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.0022°S 153.4314°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-28.0022; 153.4314</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Surfers Paradise Beach</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>) and is a continuous sandy surf beach.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Esplanade is a road that runs along the coast in the north-east of the suburb.<sup id="cite_ref-globe_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is bounded to the north-west by the <a href="/wiki/Nerang_River" title="Nerang River">Nerang River</a> which then flows through the suburb to exit at the suburb's most northerly boundary almost at the mouth of the river where it flows into the southern end of <a href="/wiki/Moreton_Bay" title="Moreton Bay">Moreton Bay</a>. The south-west of the suburb is land on the western bank of the river and is bounded by Bundall Road.<sup id="cite_ref-globe_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Highway" title="Gold Coast Highway">Gold Coast Highway</a> passes through the suburb from north to south.<sup id="cite_ref-globe_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The course of the river has been modified extensively in the latter part of the 20th century to create permanent islands for residential development, some of which were natural features while others were on reclaimed land created by a system of canals.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Macintosh Island is an island, substantially redeveloped to create a canal residential estate (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=27.9858_S_153.4236_E_type:isle_region:AU-QLD&title=Macintosh+Island"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">27°59′09″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′25″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">27.9858°S 153.4236°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-27.9858; 153.4236</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Macintosh Island</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>). It was named after Hugh Macintosh, a draftsman in the Queensland Lands Department, who was heavily involved in the surveying of Gold Coast area.<sup id="cite_ref-qpn20417_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn20417-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is connected to the mainland by the Gold Coast Highway, which passes through the eastern part of the island from north (<a href="/wiki/Main_Beach,_Queensland" title="Main Beach, Queensland">Main Beach</a>) to south (Surfers Paradise).<sup id="cite_ref-globe_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Island" title="Chevron Island">Chevron Island</a> is a natural island which has been developed for residential use as a neighbourhood (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=27.9969_S_153.4199_E_type:isle_region:AU-QLD&title=Chevron+Island"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">27°59′49″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′12″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">27.9969°S 153.4199°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-27.9969; 153.4199</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Chevron Island</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-qpn7046_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn7046-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-qpn7047_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn7047-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thomas Drive is the main road on an east–west axis and which connects the island by two bridges to mainland Surfers Paradise to the east and to the suburb or <a href="/wiki/Southport,_Queensland" title="Southport, Queensland">Southport</a> to the west.<sup id="cite_ref-globe_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has another bridge to the north to Cronin Island (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=27.9927_S_153.4186_E_type:isle_region:AU-QLD&title=Cronin+Island"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">27°59′34″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′07″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">27.9927°S 153.4186°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-27.9927; 153.4186</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Cronin Island</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>), a smaller reclaimed island and residential neighbourhood which is only accessible by road via Chevron Island.<sup id="cite_ref-qpn8804_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn8804-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-qpn8805_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn8805-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cronin Island is named after Jack Cronin, the first engineer employed by the <a href="/wiki/Southport_Town_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Southport Town Council">Southport Town Council</a> (now the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Coast City Council">Gold Coast City Council</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Budds Beach is a beach on the Nerang River on the mainland part of the suburb facing Macintosh Island, Chrevron Island and Cronin Island (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=27.993_S_153.4241_E_type:landmark_region:AU-QLD&title=Budds+Beach"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">27°59′35″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′27″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">27.9930°S 153.4241°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-27.9930; 153.4241</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Budds Beach</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-qpn42185_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn42185-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was named after Alan Foster Budd who built a house there in the 1940s.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jarriparilla Cove is the body of water that lies between Budds Beach and Macintosh Island (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=27.99_S_153.4261_E_type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD&title=Jarriparilla+Cove"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">27°59′24″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′34″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">27.99°S 153.4261°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-27.99; 153.4261</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Jarriparilla Cove</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>). It is a traditional Aboriginal name.<sup id="cite_ref-qpn39103_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn39103-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Girung Island is a small undeveloped island (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=28.0095_S_153.4191_E_type:isle_region:AU-QLD&title=Girung+Island"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°00′34″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′09″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.0095°S 153.4191°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-28.0095; 153.4191</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Girung Island</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>) named using <a href="/wiki/Yugambeh_language" title="Yugambeh language">Yugambeh</a> word for the <a href="/wiki/Flying_foxes" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying foxes">flying foxes</a> (fruit bats) which roost on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-qpn39090_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn39090-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> Despite its name, the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Capri,_Queensland" title="Isle of Capri, Queensland">Isle of Capri</a> is not an island but a canal residential neighbourhood (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=28.0116_S_153.4244_E_type:city_region:AU-QLD&title=Isle+Of+Capri"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°00′42″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′28″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.0116°S 153.4244°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-28.0116; 153.4244</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Isle Of Capri</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>) in the south-west of the suburb on the western side of the Nerang River.<sup id="cite_ref-qpn16879_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn16879-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also on the western side of the river and to the north of the Isle of Capri is Evandale Park (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=28.0016_S_153.4161_E_type:landmark_region:AU-QLD&title=Evandale+Park"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°00′06″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°24′58″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.0016°S 153.4161°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-28.0016; 153.4161</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Evandale Park</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>) which is a park which contains the Gold Coast Council Chambers (administrative centre) and the council's <a href="/wiki/Home_of_the_Arts,_Gold_Coast" title="Home of the Arts, Gold Coast">Home of the Arts</a> cultural precinct.<sup id="cite_ref-globe_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Real_estate_map_of_Northcliffe_Estate,_ca._1920s_(26372005926).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Real_estate_map_of_Northcliffe_Estate%2C_ca._1920s_%2826372005926%29.jpg/220px-Real_estate_map_of_Northcliffe_Estate%2C_ca._1920s_%2826372005926%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Real_estate_map_of_Northcliffe_Estate%2C_ca._1920s_%2826372005926%29.jpg/330px-Real_estate_map_of_Northcliffe_Estate%2C_ca._1920s_%2826372005926%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Real_estate_map_of_Northcliffe_Estate%2C_ca._1920s_%2826372005926%29.jpg/440px-Real_estate_map_of_Northcliffe_Estate%2C_ca._1920s_%2826372005926%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="748" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Real estate map of Northcliffe Estate, now the heart of Surfers Paradise, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1920s</span></figcaption></figure><p>Northcliffe Beach is a section of the Surfers Paradise Beach (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=28.0061_S_153.4316_E_type:landmark_region:AU-QLD&title=Northcliffe+Beach"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°00′22″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′54″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.0061°S 153.4316°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-28.0061; 153.4316</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Northcliffe Beach</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>) in the area of Northcliffe Terrace, a name that refers to a 1920s real estate development between Enderley Avenue and Fern Street.<sup id="cite_ref-qpn47766_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpn47766-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:StateLibQld_2_191855_Estate_map_for_Pacific_Ocean_Estate,_Southport,_1915.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/StateLibQld_2_191855_Estate_map_for_Pacific_Ocean_Estate%2C_Southport%2C_1915.jpg/170px-StateLibQld_2_191855_Estate_map_for_Pacific_Ocean_Estate%2C_Southport%2C_1915.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/StateLibQld_2_191855_Estate_map_for_Pacific_Ocean_Estate%2C_Southport%2C_1915.jpg/255px-StateLibQld_2_191855_Estate_map_for_Pacific_Ocean_Estate%2C_Southport%2C_1915.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/StateLibQld_2_191855_Estate_map_for_Pacific_Ocean_Estate%2C_Southport%2C_1915.jpg/340px-StateLibQld_2_191855_Estate_map_for_Pacific_Ocean_Estate%2C_Southport%2C_1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="636" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Estate map for Pacific Ocean Estate, north of Elkhorn Avenue, 1915</figcaption></figure> <p>James Beattie, a farmer, became the first European to settle in the area when he staked out an 80-acre (32 ha) farm on the northern bank of the <a href="/wiki/Nerang_River" title="Nerang River">Nerang River</a>, close to present-day Cavill Avenue. The farm proved unsuccessful and was sold in 1877 to German <a href="/wiki/Immigrant" class="mw-redirect" title="Immigrant">immigrant</a> <a href="/wiki/Johan_Meyer" title="Johan Meyer">Johan Meyer</a>, who turned the land into a sugar farm and mill. Meyer also had little luck growing in the sandy soil and within a decade had auctioned the farm to focus on providing access to tourists wanting to visit the surf beach. From 1880 to 1928, Meyer's Ferry operated across the <a href="/wiki/Nerang_River" title="Nerang River">Nerang River</a> transporting passengers and vehicles. He operated a horse-and-buggy service from the Southport railway station to the beach. He built the Main Beach Hotel. By 1889, Meyer's hotel had become a post receiving office and subdivisions surrounding it were called <b>Elston</b>, named by the <a href="/wiki/Southport,_Queensland" title="Southport, Queensland">Southport</a> postmaster after his wife's home in <a href="/wiki/Southport" title="Southport">Southport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, England. The Main Beach Hotel licence lapsed after Meyer's death in 1901 and for 16 years Elston was a tourist town without a hotel or post office.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1917, a land auction was held by Brisbane real estate company Arthur Blackwood to sell subdivided blocks in Elston as the "Surfers' Paradise Estate",<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the auction failed because access was difficult. This was the first recorded reference to the name Surfers Paradise.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elston began to get more visitors after the opening of <a href="/wiki/Jubilee_Bridge,_Southport" class="mw-redirect" title="Jubilee Bridge, Southport">Jubilee Bridge</a> and the extension of the South Coast Road in 1925. Elston was no longer cut off by the river and speculators began buying land around Elston and further south at <a href="/wiki/Burleigh_Heads,_Queensland" title="Burleigh Heads, Queensland">Burleigh Heads</a>. Estates down the coast were promoted and hotels opened to accommodate tourists and investors.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1925, Brisbane hotelier <a href="/wiki/James_Cavill" class="mw-redirect" title="James Cavill">Jim Cavill</a> opened the <a href="/wiki/Surfers_Paradise_Hotel" title="Surfers Paradise Hotel">Surfers Paradise Hotel</a> located on what would later become the site of the Surfers Paradise Centre which incorporates the Surfers Paradise Beer Garden and Hard Rock Cafe. In opening the hotel and neighbouring zoo, Cavill created the first attraction in the suburb. Located between the ferry jetty and the white surf beach off the South Coast Road, it became popular and shops and services sprang up around it. In the following years Cavill pushed to have the name Elston changed to Surfers' Paradise. The suburb was officially renamed on 1 December 1933 after the local council felt the Surfers Paradise name was more marketable.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 1936 Cavill's timber hotel burnt to the ground and was rebuilt the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1934, Surfers Paradise State School was first established on the north-east corner of Laycock Street and the Gold Coast Highway (now Gold Coast Boulevard), three blocks south of <a href="/wiki/Cavill_Avenue" title="Cavill Avenue">Cavill Avenue</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=28.0038_S_153.4289_E_type:edu_region:AU-QLD&title=Surfers+Paradise+State+School+%281934+site%29"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°00′14″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′44″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.0038°S 153.4289°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-28.0038; 153.4289</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Surfers Paradise State School (1934 site)</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1976, the school relocated to its current site on the Isle of Capri.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Methodist_Church_at_Surfers_Paradise,_circa_1940.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Methodist_Church_at_Surfers_Paradise%2C_circa_1940.jpg/220px-Methodist_Church_at_Surfers_Paradise%2C_circa_1940.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Methodist_Church_at_Surfers_Paradise%2C_circa_1940.jpg/330px-Methodist_Church_at_Surfers_Paradise%2C_circa_1940.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Methodist_Church_at_Surfers_Paradise%2C_circa_1940.jpg/440px-Methodist_Church_at_Surfers_Paradise%2C_circa_1940.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="3674" /></a><figcaption>Surfers Paradise Methodist Church, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1940</span></figcaption></figure> <p>In December 1938, tenders were called to construct a Methodist Church in Hamilton Avenue, just off the Pacific Highway, close to the beach. The church was to seat 140 people and was designed by architect W. J. E. Kerrison. It was anticipated that the church would open at Easter in 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, tenders were called again in July 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 1940, church officials indicated that they still did not have sufficient funds to build the church.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 1940, tenders were called again to build the church in Clifford Street.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On Saturday 23 October 1940, the <a href="/wiki/Stump-capping_ceremony" class="mw-redirect" title="Stump-capping ceremony">stump-capping ceremony</a> was held.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On Saturday 14 December 1940, the Surfers Paradise Methodist Church was opened by Reverend Wilfred Slater, the President of the Methodist Conference.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977, it was part of the amalgamation that created the <a href="/wiki/Uniting_Church_in_Australia" title="Uniting Church in Australia">Uniting Church in Australia</a> and became known as Clifford Street Uniting Church. The church celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An amalgamation of the Uniting Church congregations on the Gold Coast resulted in the closure of the Clifford Street church,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was relocated to <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_College,_Gold_Coast" title="Emmanuel College, Gold Coast">Emmanuel College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Carrara,_Queensland" title="Carrara, Queensland">Carrara</a> to serve as their chapel. It was officially reopened at the college on 7 July 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 40s <a href="/wiki/Margot_Kelly" title="Margot Kelly">Margot Kelly</a> moved here and had the Hibiscus Room built. This was a fine-dining restaurant and entertainment venue that attracted an exclusive clientele.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A development boom followed in the 1950s and 1960s. The first highrise in Surfers Paradise was erected in 1959 and was named the Kinkabool. The Kinkabool stood 10 stories high and remains to this day in Hanlan Street. Many tall apartment buildings were constructed in the decades that followed, including the iconic buildings included the Iluka, St Tropez and <a href="/wiki/The_Pink_Poodle" title="The Pink Poodle">The Pink Poodle</a>. The boom later saw strong Japanese investment in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Little remains of the early vegetation or natural features of the area and even the historical association of the beachfront development with the river is tenuous. The early subdivision pattern remains, although later reclamation of the islands in the <a href="/wiki/Nerang_River" title="Nerang River">Nerang River</a> as housing estates (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Chevron_Island" title="Chevron Island">Chevron Island</a>), and the bridges to those islands, have created a contrast reflected in subdivision and building form.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some early remnants survived such as Budds Beach — a low-scale open area on the river which even in the early history of the area was a centre for boating, fishing and swimming.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In the early 2010s, the annual Surfers Paradise Festival was held in March and April. It was a celebration of local music, food, fashion, film and art and is a key driver of the Gold Coast's long-term cultural development. Across the four weekends of the festival, the Surfers Paradise precinct was transformed into a vibrant showcase of the Gold Coast's emerging arts and cultural scene.The festival comprised an accessible mix of family events, exhibitions, live music, street markets and short film screenings.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Surfers_Paradise_from_Nth_Kirra..._-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Surfers_Paradise_from_Nth_Kirra..._-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Surfers_Paradise_from_Nth_Kirra..._-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Surfers_Paradise_from_Nth_Kirra..._-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Surfers_Paradise_from_Nth_Kirra..._-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Surfers_Paradise_from_Nth_Kirra..._-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Surfers_Paradise_from_Nth_Kirra..._-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2274" data-file-height="1534" /></a><figcaption>Surfers Paradise high-rise, visible from Coolangatta, 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>By 2020, minor changes had occurred in extending the road along the beachfront since the early subdivision and The Esplanade road is now a focus of activity, with supporting shops and restaurants. The intensity of activity, centred on Cavill, Orchid and Elkhorn Avenues, is reflected in the density of development.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of all places on the Gold Coast the high-rise buildings in this area constitute a dominant and enduring image visible from as far south as <a href="/wiki/Coolangatta,_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="Coolangatta, Queensland">Coolangatta</a> and from the mountain resorts of the hinterland.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2011_Australian_census" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Australian census">2011 census</a>, the suburb of Surfers Paradise had a population of 19,668 people.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2011_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2011-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2016_Australian_census" title="2016 Australian census">2016 census</a>, the suburb of Surfers Paradise had a population of 23,689 people.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2016_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2016-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. The median age of the Surfers Paradise population was 37 years, 1 year below the national median of 38. 44.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.1%, England 3.7%, India 3.6%, Brazil 2.4% and Japan 2.1%. 59.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.5%, Portuguese 2.4%, Japanese 2.3%, Punjabi 1.8% and Spanish 1.6%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 29.2% and Catholic 19.3%.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2016_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2016-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Surfers Paradise was an ethnically diverse suburb, including the largest <a href="/wiki/Judaism_in_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Judaism in Australia">Jewish community</a> (119 people; 0.5%), the largest <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Australian" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Australian">Spanish Australian</a> community (285 people; 1.2%), and the largest <a href="/wiki/Lebanese_Australian" class="mw-redirect" title="Lebanese Australian">Lebanese Australian</a> community (84 people; 0.4%) of any suburb in <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2016_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2016-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2021_Australian_census" title="2021 Australian census">2021 census</a>, the suburb of Surfers Paradise had a population of 26,412 people.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2021_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heritage_listings">Heritage listings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Heritage listings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Pink_Poodle_sign.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/The_Pink_Poodle_sign.jpg/220px-The_Pink_Poodle_sign.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/The_Pink_Poodle_sign.jpg/330px-The_Pink_Poodle_sign.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/The_Pink_Poodle_sign.jpg/440px-The_Pink_Poodle_sign.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>The Pink Poodle Sign</figcaption></figure> <p>Surfers Paradise has a number of <a href="/wiki/Heritage-listed" class="mw-redirect" title="Heritage-listed">heritage-listed</a> structures, including: </p> <ul><li>135 Bundall Road (Evandale Park): St Margaret's Church (originally in <a href="/wiki/Nerang,_Queensland" title="Nerang, Queensland">Nerang</a>) <sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>44 Cavill Avenue (Cavill Park): Matey Memorial, a 1957 bronze statue of a homeless dog <sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>18 Fern Street: <a href="/wiki/The_Pink_Poodle" title="The Pink Poodle">The Pink Poodle</a> sign <sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>32–34 Hanlan Street: <a href="/wiki/Kinkabool" title="Kinkabool">Kinkabool</a>, one of the original apartment blocks  <sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreshore">Foreshore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Foreshore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SurfersParadiseBeach.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/SurfersParadiseBeach.jpg/220px-SurfersParadiseBeach.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/SurfersParadiseBeach.jpg/330px-SurfersParadiseBeach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/SurfersParadiseBeach.jpg/440px-SurfersParadiseBeach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="938" /></a><figcaption>Main entrance to the beach</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Surfers_Paradise_night_markets.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Surfers_Paradise_night_markets.jpg/220px-Surfers_Paradise_night_markets.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Surfers_Paradise_night_markets.jpg/330px-Surfers_Paradise_night_markets.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Surfers_Paradise_night_markets.jpg/440px-Surfers_Paradise_night_markets.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Night markets in Surfers Paradise</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gold_Coast,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Gold_Coast%2C_2015.jpg/220px-Gold_Coast%2C_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Gold_Coast%2C_2015.jpg/330px-Gold_Coast%2C_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Gold_Coast%2C_2015.jpg/440px-Gold_Coast%2C_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4896" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Surfers Paradise beach, January 2015</figcaption></figure><p>Surfers Paradise is fronted to the east by the Surfers Paradise Foreshore, a rejuvenated public space that fronts Surfers Paradise Beach and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>. The Foreshore was completed in 2011 and feature contemporary coastal streetscaping that incorporates existing trees and vegetation, including about 95 <a href="/wiki/Pandanus" title="Pandanus">pandanus</a> trees. The masterplanned space hosts a full calendar of free public events such as the Australian Sand Sculpting Championships. The area of Surfers Paradise east of <a href="/wiki/Surfers_Paradise_Boulevard" title="Surfers Paradise Boulevard">Surfers Paradise Boulevard</a> sprawling towards the beach tends to focus on family-friendly attractions such as Time Zone, Ripley's Believe it or Not museum and Adrenalin Park; while the nightclubs and adult entertainment tend to be concentrated in the western part of the suburb.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accommodations">Accommodations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accommodations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Q1_one.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Q1_one.jpg/170px-Q1_one.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Q1_one.jpg/255px-Q1_one.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Q1_one.jpg/340px-Q1_one.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="4608" /></a><figcaption>Q1 – The world's fifth tallest residential building</figcaption></figure> <p>The precinct offers high rise accommodations to tourists such as <a href="/wiki/Circle_on_Cavill" title="Circle on Cavill">Circle on Cavill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hilton_Hotels_%26_Resorts" title="Hilton Hotels & Resorts">Hilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Q1_(building)" title="Q1 (building)">Q1</a> and <a href="/wiki/Soul_(building)" title="Soul (building)">Soul</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Retail</dt></dl> <p>Surfers Paradise offers some of the Gold Coast's best shopping opportunities, with a variety of stores located in Cavill Avenue and surrounding streets as well as at the <a href="/wiki/Centro_Surfers_Paradise" class="mw-redirect" title="Centro Surfers Paradise">Centro Surfers Paradise</a> Shopping Centre is located in Cavill Avenue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adrenalin_Park">Adrenalin Park</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Adrenalin Park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Adrenalin_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Adrenalin_Park.jpg/220px-Adrenalin_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Adrenalin_Park.jpg/330px-Adrenalin_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Adrenalin_Park.jpg/440px-Adrenalin_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Adrenalin Park in 2007.</figcaption></figure> <p>Adrenalin Park is a small <a href="/wiki/Amusement_park" title="Amusement park">amusement park</a> in Surfers Paradise operated by <a href="/wiki/Funtime_(manufacturer)" title="Funtime (manufacturer)">Funtime</a>. The park features the Sling Shot and Vomatron rides as well as a <a href="/wiki/Mini_golf" class="mw-redirect" title="Mini golf">mini golf</a> course.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Meter_Maids">Meter Maids</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Meter Maids"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Surfers_Paradise_Meter_Maids" title="Surfers Paradise Meter Maids">Surfers Paradise Meter Maids</a> were introduced in 1965 when entrepreneur <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Elsey" title="Bernie Elsey">Bernie Elsey</a> opposed the installation of <a href="/wiki/Parking_meters" class="mw-redirect" title="Parking meters">parking meters</a> in Surfers Paradise. The maids were hired to top up expired parking meters with coins and dressed in gold bikinis. Meter feeding is against the law but council decided to ignore the offence due to the good publicity it garnered. Gold Coast Mayor <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Small" title="Bruce Small">Bruce Small</a> promoted the city in 1967 through the use of the bikini-clad meters maids.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The meter maids initially dressed in gold lamé bikinis and a <a href="/wiki/Tiara" title="Tiara">tiara</a> but the outfit would go through several changes during their existence. The attire has now evolved into a gold <a href="/wiki/Lycra" class="mw-redirect" title="Lycra">lycra</a> bikini and an <a href="/wiki/Akubra" title="Akubra">Akubra</a> hat. A sash is often worn emblazoned "Surfers Paradise Meter Maids".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Controversial retired <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> player <a href="/wiki/Warwick_Capper" title="Warwick Capper">Warwick Capper</a> underwent a short stint as a Surfers Paradise meter maid in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The evolution of parking meters to no longer take coins has ended the meter maids's traditional role, but they continue to assist visitors and participate in tourism events.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nightlife_Precinct">Nightlife Precinct</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Nightlife Precinct"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The "Gold Coast Nightlife Precinct" offers many after-dark activities for visitors, especially around Cavill Avenue. The precinct is considered Australia's nightlife capital and attracts close to 20,000 visitors daily. The <a href="/wiki/Neighborhood" class="mw-redirect" title="Neighborhood">precinct</a> also hosts the largest <a href="/wiki/Schoolies_week" title="Schoolies week">Schoolies week</a> event in the country, attracting tens of thousands of school leavers to the precinct.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Surfers Paradise hosts a calendar of free public events, largely targeting residents of the Gold Coast, visitors from southeast Queensland and interstate and international tourists. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gold_Coast_Marathon">Gold Coast Marathon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Gold Coast Marathon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July, Surfers Paradise hosts the annual <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Marathon" title="Gold Coast Marathon">Gold Coast Marathon</a> in July, attracting runners from around the world. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gold_Coast_500">Gold Coast 500</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Gold Coast 500"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Surfers Paradise there also is the <a href="/wiki/Surfers_Paradise_Street_Circuit" title="Surfers Paradise Street Circuit">Surfers Paradise Street Circuit</a>, which hosted <a href="/wiki/Championship_Auto_Racing_Teams" title="Championship Auto Racing Teams">CART</a> for a long time and now hosts the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_500" title="Gold Coast 500">Gold Coast 500</a> each October. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schoolies">Schoolies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Schoolies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SurferatSurfersParadise.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SurferatSurfersParadise.JPG/220px-SurferatSurfersParadise.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SurferatSurfersParadise.JPG/330px-SurferatSurfersParadise.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/SurferatSurfersParadise.JPG/440px-SurferatSurfersParadise.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Surfing, a popular recreational sport at the Surfers Paradise Beach</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Surfers_paradise_sign.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Surfers_paradise_sign.jpg/220px-Surfers_paradise_sign.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Surfers_paradise_sign.jpg/330px-Surfers_paradise_sign.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Surfers_paradise_sign.jpg/440px-Surfers_paradise_sign.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="620" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cavill_Avenue" title="Cavill Avenue">Cavill Mall</a> in Surfers Paradise during Schoolies week.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Schoolies_week" title="Schoolies week">Schoolies week</a> is an Australian tradition of high-school graduates (also known as 'schoolies' or 'leavers') having week-long holidays following the end of their final exams in late November and early December. The tradition began on the Gold Coast in the early to mid 1980s and Surfers Paradise is still the largest single venue for the event.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the 1980s, school leavers enjoyed one "muck up day" at the end of their Senior year, which often ended by meeting up at one of the old beer gardens in Surfers or Broadbeach. Official Schoolies events on the Gold Coast are drug-free and alcohol-free events held on the beach. The events often include concerts and parties. </p><p>The event is often seen as a rite of passage for graduating students and a transitional period from youth to adulthood. It is constantly criticised as promoting teen sex and under age drinking/drug taking. The event also attracts over age and under age attendees that are referred to as 'toolies' and 'foolies'. It is estimated that around 40,000 teenagers travel to the Gold Coast for the Schoolies event every year.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A dedicated Schoolies event zone, featuring live music and youth-themed activities, is established each year on Surfers Paradise Beach in order to provide a safe, fun environment for school leavers. The area is monitored for exclusive use of current Year 12 school leavers. Schoolies Hub Beach area opens nightly from 7pm. </p><p>Volunteers in bright orange vests are the Schoolies Support Team who provide practical support and advice. Recharge Zones are located close to the Schoolies Hub to provide a safe place to keep hydrated with free water available.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport_and_recreation">Sport and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sport and recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Surfers_Paradise_Street_Circuit_aerial_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Surfers_Paradise_Street_Circuit_aerial_view.jpg/220px-Surfers_Paradise_Street_Circuit_aerial_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Surfers_Paradise_Street_Circuit_aerial_view.jpg/330px-Surfers_Paradise_Street_Circuit_aerial_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Surfers_Paradise_Street_Circuit_aerial_view.jpg/440px-Surfers_Paradise_Street_Circuit_aerial_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>An aerial view of the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, which hosts the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_500" title="Gold Coast 500">Gold Coast 500</a> every October.</figcaption></figure> <p>A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area. At national level representing the Gold Coast include <a href="/wiki/NRL" class="mw-redirect" title="NRL">National Rugby League</a> club, the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Titans" title="Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> team, the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast Suns</a>. Additionally, clubs and teams based in Surfers Paradise include Australian Shooting Academy, Surfers Paradise Rowing Club, <a href="/wiki/Surfers_Paradise_Apollo_S.C." title="Surfers Paradise Apollo S.C.">Surfers Paradise Apollo Soccer Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surfers_Paradise_Dolphins" title="Surfers Paradise Dolphins">Surfers Paradise Rugby Union Club</a>, Surfers Paradise Triathlon Club, Surfers Paradise Cricket Club, Surfers Paradise Golf Club, Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club and <a href="/wiki/Surfers_Paradise_Baseball_Club" title="Surfers Paradise Baseball Club">Surfers Paradise Baseball Club</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Surfers Paradise State School is a government primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 42 St Andrews Avenue on the Isle of Capri (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&params=28.0119_S_153.4207_E_type:edu_region:AU-QLD&title=Surfers+Paradise+State+School"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°00′43″S</span> <span class="longitude">153°25′15″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.0119°S 153.4207°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-28.0119; 153.4207</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Surfers Paradise State School</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-SchoolList2018_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchoolList2018-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 658 students with 50 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent).<sup id="cite_ref-ACARA2018_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACARA2018-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It includes a <a href="/wiki/Special_education" title="Special education">special education</a> program and an intensive English language program.<sup id="cite_ref-SchoolList2018_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchoolList2018-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is no government secondary school in Surfers Paradise. The nearest government secondary schools are <a href="/wiki/Keebra_Park_State_High_School" title="Keebra Park State High School">Keebra Park State High School</a> in neighboring <a href="/wiki/Southport,_Queensland" title="Southport, Queensland">Southport</a> to the north-west and <a href="/wiki/Benowa_State_High_School" title="Benowa State High School">Benowa State High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Benowa,_Queensland" title="Benowa, Queensland">Benowa</a> to the west.<sup id="cite_ref-globe_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gold Coast Learning Centre is a continuing education provider with classes in general English, IELTS, TESOL, business, accounting, management, marketing, workplace health and safety, and human resources.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>English in Paradise, an English language school and international college that has been operating since 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Holmes Institute, an integrated multi-sector private provider of education. The institute consists of a faculty of Vocational Education and Training, a faculty of Higher Education, a School of Secondary Education and an English Language Centres at each location, including Surfers Paradise.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Surfers Paradise Beach is regarded as one of the best beaches on the east coast of Australia and has been recognized with numerous domestic and international awards: </p> <ul><li>Surfers Paradise beach was voted as one of the best beaches in the world by the American <a href="/wiki/Travel_Channel" title="Travel Channel">Travel Channel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Surfers Paradise beach was judged Queensland's Cleanest Beach in 2006 by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The precinct is serviced by two modes of public transport which are <a href="/wiki/Kinetic_Group#Queensland" title="Kinetic Group">Kinetic Group</a>'s bus services (formerly Surfside Buslines) and the <a href="/wiki/G:link" title="G:link">G:link</a> light rail service. Kinetic Group operates several bus routes which connect the suburb with the western parts of the city. The G:link runs in a north–south direction. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="G:link">G:link</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: G:link"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GCLR_Set_9_at_Cypress_Avenue_2014-09-28.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/GCLR_Set_9_at_Cypress_Avenue_2014-09-28.jpg/220px-GCLR_Set_9_at_Cypress_Avenue_2014-09-28.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/GCLR_Set_9_at_Cypress_Avenue_2014-09-28.jpg/330px-GCLR_Set_9_at_Cypress_Avenue_2014-09-28.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/GCLR_Set_9_at_Cypress_Avenue_2014-09-28.jpg/440px-GCLR_Set_9_at_Cypress_Avenue_2014-09-28.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4912" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/G:link" title="G:link">G:link</a> trams at Cypress Avenue station</figcaption></figure> <p>The G:link light rail system has five stations through the precinct. </p><p><a href="/wiki/G:link" title="G:link">Northcliffe station</a> lies on the southern end of Surfers Paradise Boulevard, near the intersection of the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Highway" title="Gold Coast Highway">Gold Coast Highway</a>. The station services Northcliffe Surf Lifesaving Club and the Northcliffe Beach. Surfers Paradise station is located on Surfers Paradise Boulevard between Clifford Street and Hamilton Avenue. Notably, it is the closest station to the <a href="/wiki/Q1_(building)" title="Q1 (building)">Q1</a>. Cavill Avenue station lies on Surfers Paradise Boulevard between Cavill Avenue and Elkhorn Avenue. It is the closest station to Cavill Avenue, considered to be the heart of the precinct. Cypress Avenue station lies on Surfers Paradise Boulevard between Cypress Avenue and Palm Avenue. It is the closest station to Funtime amusement park. The station provides bus connections to <a href="/wiki/Nerang_railway_station" title="Nerang railway station">Nerang railway station</a>. Surfers Paradise North station is located on the north side of the intersection of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Ocean Avenue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a popular destination for beach-goers, Surfers Paradise is noted for its relatively steady warm climate throughout the year. Temperatures recorded at the nearest active weather station, <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Seaway" title="Gold Coast Seaway">Gold Coast Seaway</a>, are milder than Brisbane in summer and warmer in winter. Extreme temperatures at the station have ranged from 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) on 22 February 2004 to 2.5 °C (36.5 °F) on 19 July 2007. The average temperature of the sea ranges from 21.5 °C (70.7 °F) in July and August to 27.1 °C (80.8 °F) in February.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Gold Coast Seaway (27º56'24"S, 153º25'48"E, 3 m AMSL) (1992-2024 normals and extremes) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF1400; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.5<br />(101.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF0600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.5<br />(104.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF2300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.3<br />(97.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.3<br />(91.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.1<br />(80.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.4<br />(90.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.0<br />(91.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF2000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.8<br />(98.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF2900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.5<br />(95.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF0E00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.4<br />(102.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF0600; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">40.5<br />(104.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF5700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.8<br />(83.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.7<br />(83.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.0<br />(82.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br />(78.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8914; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.5<br />(70.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B17; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.3<br />(70.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF850B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.2<br />(72.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(77.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.0<br />(82.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">25.4<br />(77.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8710; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.8<br />(71.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.9<br />(69.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.3<br />(64.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB368; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.4<br />(59.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC388; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.1<br />(55.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1<br />(53.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC790; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.5<br />(54.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.9<br />(58.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.0<br />(62.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.9<br />(66.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(68.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">17.3<br />(63.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFAA56; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.7<br />(62.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.4<br />(56.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9<br />(48.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6<br />(43.9) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8<br />(38.8) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5<br />(36.5) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.2<br />(39.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9<br />(46.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(48.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.2<br />(46.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.7<br />(58.5) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2.5<br />(36.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #30FF30; color:#000000;" class="notheme">138.8<br />(5.46) </td> <td style="background: #00CB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">187.3<br />(7.37) </td> <td style="background: #16FF16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">155.7<br />(6.13) </td> <td style="background: #48FF48; color:#000000;" class="notheme">118.4<br />(4.66) </td> <td style="background: #65FF65; color:#000000;" class="notheme">103.2<br />(4.06) </td> <td style="background: #63FF63; color:#000000;" class="notheme">101.3<br />(3.99) </td> <td style="background: #B3FFB3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.9<br />(2.00) </td> <td style="background: #B3FFB3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.0<br />(2.01) </td> <td style="background: #BCFFBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4<br />(1.71) </td> <td style="background: #7BFF7B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.3<br />(3.48) </td> <td style="background: #56FF56; color:#000000;" class="notheme">109.4<br />(4.31) </td> <td style="background: #30FF30; color:#000000;" class="notheme">138.5<br />(5.45) </td> <td style="background: #5CFF5C; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,287<br />(50.67) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2 </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9 </td> <td style="background: #9696FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #A9A9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7 </td> <td style="background: #BCBCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4 </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.3 </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.3 </td> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5 </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8 </td> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0 </td> <td style="background: #9D9DFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">93.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #0000F9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">68 </td> <td style="background: #0606FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">65 </td> <td style="background: #1111FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">62 </td> <td style="background: #2121FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">58 </td> <td style="background: #2C2CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">55 </td> <td style="background: #2828FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">56 </td> <td style="background: #1111FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">62 </td> <td style="background: #0202FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">66 </td> <td style="background: #0000F9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">68 </td> <td style="background: #0000F6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">69 </td> <td style="background: #0A0AFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">64 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Dew_point" title="Dew point">dew point</a> °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(68.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8F1F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.7<br />(69.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.3<br />(66.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA56; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.7<br />(62.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0<br />(51.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8<br />(49.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4<br />(50.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.2<br />(55.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.5<br />(59.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.3<br />(63.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.9<br />(66.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">15.6<br />(60.1) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Meteorology" title="Bureau of Meteorology">Bureau of Meteorology</a> (1992-2024 normals and extremes)<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output 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style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2016</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">23,689</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+20.4%</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As an iconic holiday destination, Surfers Paradise has been namechecked in numerous popular Australian songs and other works including: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Australian_Crawl" title="Australian Crawl">Australian Crawl</a> song "<a href="/wiki/The_Boys_Light_Up_(song)" title="The Boys Light Up (song)">The Boys Light Up</a>" also mentions the line "That flat in Surfers Paradise, with the ocean view".<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Redgum" title="Redgum">Redgum</a> song "Gladstone Pier", from their 1984 album <i><a href="/wiki/Frontline_(album)" title="Frontline (album)">Frontline</a></i>, includes the line "From Surfers up to Townsville..."<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Kev_Carmody" title="Kev Carmody">Kev Carmody</a> song "Elly" mentions the line "She gazed up at the tall glass and concrete walls at Main Street Surfers Paradise".</li> <li>Pop singer <a href="/wiki/Cody_Simpson" title="Cody Simpson">Cody Simpson</a> released an album titled <i>Surfers Paradise</i> as a tribute to his hometown.</li> <li>American rapper <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Donald Glover</a>, known under his stage name "Childish Gambino", referenced the Gold Coast in his 2014 song "Retro": "down under, surfin' on the Gold Coast".</li> <li>The region is part of the <a href="/wiki/Open_world" title="Open world">open world</a> environment of the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Racing_video_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Racing video game">racing video game</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Horizon_3" title="Forza Horizon 3">Forza Horizon 3</a></i> and is the location of the Horizon Surfers Paradise Festival.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 July</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Gold+Coast+Seaway+Climate+Statistics+%281992-2024+normals+and+extremes%29&rft.pub=Bureau+of+Meteorology&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bom.gov.au%2Fclimate%2Faverages%2Ftables%2Fcw_040764_All.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASurfers+Paradise%2C+Queensland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/australian-crawl/the-boys-light-up">"The Boys Light Up"</a>. <i>Song Facts</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201010221652/https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/australian-crawl/the-boys-light-up">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Song+Facts&rft.atitle=The+Boys+Light+Up&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.songfacts.com%2Flyrics%2Faustralian-crawl%2Fthe-boys-light-up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASurfers+Paradise%2C+Queensland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://redgumlyrics.weebly.com/gladstone-pier.html">"Gladstone Pier"</a>. <i>Red Raggin' - The Redgum Lyrics Archive</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201010221845/http://redgumlyrics.weebly.com/gladstone-pier.html">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Red+Raggin%27+-+The+Redgum+Lyrics+Archive&rft.atitle=Gladstone+Pier&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fredgumlyrics.weebly.com%2Fgladstone-pier.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASurfers+Paradise%2C+Queensland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surfers_Paradise,_Queensland&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/documents/bf/local-heritage-register-a-m.pdf">"Gold Coast Local Heritage Register - A to M"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Coast City Council">Gold Coast City Council</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200826202532/https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/documents/bf/local-heritage-register-a-m.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 26 August 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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