708,085
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Gold Coast · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Gold Coast
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Rapid growth is shaping daily life for the 708,085 people living on the Gold Coast. This large population has expanded quickly, with a 9% increase since the last census that is much higher than most other areas.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth since 2021 has reached 9%, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland rate of 8.7%.
9.0%
Higher than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Gold Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/309/gold-coast/topic/economy-advantage