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The '''City of Gold Coast''' is the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] spanning the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]], Australia and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774,<ref name=ABSLGA/> it is the second most populous local government area in Australiathe State of Queensland ([[City of Brisbane]] being the largest).<ref name=ABSLGA/> Its council maintains a staff of over 2,500. It was established in 1948, but has existed in its present form since 2008. It is on the [[Queensland borders|border with New South Wales]] with the [[Tweed Shire]] to the south in [[New South Wales]].<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
 
==History==
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===Development and growth===
[[File:StateLibQld 1 253530 Aerial view looking towards Point Danger, Coolangatta, ca. 1952.jpg|left|thumb|Aerial view looking towards [[Coolangatta, Queensland|Coolangatta]], ca. {{Circa|1952}}]]
On 9 December 1948, as part of a major reorganisation of local government in [[South East Queensland]], an Order in Council created the [[Town of South Coast]] by amalgamating [[Town of Southport]], [[Town of Coolangatta]] and coastal sections (around [[Burleigh Heads]]) of the [[Shire of Nerang]], creating a narrow coastal strip. The same Order abolished all of the earlier Shires and amalgamated most of their area into the new [[Shire of Albert]], with the rest becoming part of the [[Shire of Beaudesert]]. The Order came into effect on 10 June 1949, when the first elections were held for the new councils.
 
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On 19 March 1992, the [[Electoral and Administrative Review Commission]], created two years earlier, produced its report ''External Boundaries of Local Authorities'', and recommended a number of changes to local government boundaries and the amalgamation of some local governments.<ref name=ext>{{cite web|title=External Boundaries of Local Authorities|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/committees/PCEAR/1990/earc/pcear-report13.pdf|publisher=[[Electoral and Administrative Review Commission]]|access-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220180341/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/committees/PCEAR/1990/earc/pcear-report13.pdf|archive-date=20 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Although their recommendations only included boundary adjustments between the Gold Coast City and [[Albert Shire]], the outcome following much public debate was a decision by the [[Queensland Government]] to absorb Albert Shire into Gold Coast City. The ''Local Government (Albert, Beaudesert and Gold Coast) Regulation 1994'' was gazetted on 16 December 1994, resulting in the amalgamation of the [[Shire of Albert]] into Gold Coast City at the 1995 local government elections.
 
In 2007, as part of a report recommending massive amalgamation of local government in Queensland, the [[Local Government Reform Commission]] recommended that the [[Beenleigh]]-[[Eagleby]] region on the Gold Coast's northern border be transferred to [[Logan City]], on the basis that a common community of interest existed and that planning of the South East Queensland urban footprint would be made more efficient by the change. The area to be excised was estimated by the Commission to have an area of {{convert|49|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}} and a population of 40,148. The change took effect at 15 Marchthe [[2008 Queensland local elections|local government elections on 15 March 2008]].
 
==Heritage listings==
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{{Main|List of Gold Coast suburbs}}
 
==Council==
==Elected representatives==
{{Infobox legislature
Gold Coast City has been divided into 14 divisions, each electing one councillor at elections held every four years. The present [[Mayor of the Gold Coast|mayor]] is Cr [[Tom Tate]] who was first elected on 28 April 2012 and re-elected on both 19 March 2016 and 28 March 2020 with more than two thirds of the preferential vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020/029/mayor|title=2020 Gold Coast City Council - Mayoral Election|date=July 2019 |access-date=28 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728080929/https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020/029/mayor|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/GoldCoastCityCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2012 Gold Coast City – Mayoral Election – Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004226/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/GoldCoastCityCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|archive-date=1 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/GoldCoastCityCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2016 Gold Coast City Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321164046/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/GoldCoastCityCouncil/results/Mayoral/summary.html|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| name = Gold Coast City Council
 
| leader1_type = [[Mayor of Gold Coast|Mayor]]
| leader1 = [[Tom Tate]]
| party1 = [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent LNP]]
| leader2_type = [[Mayor of Gold Coast|Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Donna Gates
| party2 = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| structure1 = GCCC2024.png
| structure1_res = 200px
| seats = 15 elected representatives, including a mayor and 14 councillors
| political_groups1 = {{plainlist|
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|#1C5CED|border=silver}} '''[[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent LNP]]''' (8)}}
* {{nowrap|{{colour box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Independent}}|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (7)}}
}}
| last_election1 = [[2024 Gold Coast City Council election|16 March 2024]]
| next_election1 =
}}
 
'''Gold Coast City Council''' is divided into 14 wards (known as divisions), each electing one councillor at elections held every four years. The present [[Mayor of the Gold Coast|mayor]] is [[Tom Tate]] who was first elected on 28 April 2012 and re-elected in 2016, 2020 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020/029/mayor|title=2020 Gold Coast City Council - Mayoral Election|date=July 2019 |access-date=28 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728080929/https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020/029/mayor|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/GoldCoastCityCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2012 Gold Coast City – Mayoral Election – Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004226/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/GoldCoastCityCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|archive-date=1 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/GoldCoastCityCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2016 Gold Coast City Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary|website=results.ecq.qld.gov.au|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321164046/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/GoldCoastCityCouncil/results/Mayoral/summary.html|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===Current composition===
The current council, elected in [[2024 Gold Coast City Council election|2024]], is:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ City of Gold Coast<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/council/councillors-divisions-209.html |title= Councillors and Divisions |author= Corporate services, Office of the CEO, Council Support |website= goldcoast.qld.gov.au |access-date= 11 May 2020 |df= dmy-all |archive-date= 2 April 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200402103920/https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/council/councillors-divisions-209.html |url-status= live }}</ref>
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party
! '''Div'''
! '''Office suburb'''
! '''Councillor'''
! '''Party'''
! '''Term'''
!Notes
|-
| [[MayorList of mayors of the Gold Coast|Mayor]] || [[Southport, Queensland|Southport]] ||Tom Tate || Independent || 2012–
| {{Australian party style|lnp}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020|title=2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020|url=https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616100501/https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020|archive-date=16 June 2020|access-date=16 June 2020|publisher=[[Electoral Commission of Queensland]]}}</ref>
| [[Tom Tate]]
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)#Independent LNP|Independent LNP]]
|-
| Division 1
| 1 || [[Ormeau, Queensland|Ormeau]] || Mark Hammel || Independent || 2020–
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Mark Hammel
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| Division 2
| 2 || [[Helensvale, Queensland|Helensvale]] || William Owen-Jones || Independent || 2012–
| {{Australian party style|lnp}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Naomi Fowler
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)#Independent LNP|Independent LNP]]
|-
| Division 3
| 3 || [[Upper Coomera, Queensland|Upper Coomera]] || Donna Gates || Independent || 2007–
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Donna Gates
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| Division 4
| 4 || [[Paradise Point, Queensland|Paradise Point]] || Cameron Caldwell || Independent || 2012–
| {{Australian party style|lnp}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Shelley Curtis
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)#Independent LNP|Independent LNP]]
|-
| Division 5
| 5 || [[Nerang, Queensland|Nerang]] || Peter Young || Independent ||2016–
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Peter Young
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| Division 6
| 6 || [[Southport, Queensland|Southport]] || Brooke Patterson || Independent ||2020–
| {{Australian party style|lnp}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Brooke Patterson
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)#Independent LNP|Independent LNP]]
|-
| Division 7
| 7 || [[Labrador, Queensland|Labrador]] || Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden || Independent ||2020–
| {{Australian party style|lnp}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Joe Wilkinson
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)#Independent LNP|Independent LNP]]
|-
| Division 8
| 8 || [[Nerang, Queensland|Nerang]] || [[Robert La Castra|Bob La Castra]] || Independent ||1997–
| {{Australian party style|lnp}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| [[Bob La Castra]]
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)#Independent LNP|Independent LNP]]
|-
| Division 9
| 9 || [[Mudgeeraba, Queensland|Mudgeeraba]] || Glenn Tozer || Independent ||2012–
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Glenn Tozer
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| Division 10
| 10 || [[Bundall, Queensland|Bundall]] || Darren Taylor || Independent ||2020–
| {{Australian party style|independent lnp}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Darren Taylor
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)#Independent LNP|Independent LNP]]
|-
| Division 11
| 11 || [[Robina, Queensland|Robina]] || Hermann Vorster || Independent ||2016–
| {{Australian party style|lnp}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| [[Daniel Doran (cricketer)|Dan Doran]]
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)#Independent LNP|Independent LNP]]
|-
| Division 12
| 12 || [[Burleigh Heads, Queensland|Burleigh Heads]] || Pauline Young || Independent ||2016–
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Nick Marshall
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| Division 13
| 13 || [[Palm Beach, Queensland|Palm Beach]] || Daphne McDonald || Independent ||1991–
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Josh Martin
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| Division 14
| 14 || [[Tugun, Queensland|Tugun]] || Gail O’Neill || Independent ||2016–
| {{Australian party style|independent}} |&nbsp;
|<ref name=":0" />
| Gail O’Neill
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|}
 
The City of Gold Coast has a number of state electorates with the following people elected to the [[Queensland Legislative Assembly]]:
==Past councillors==
{| class="wikitable"
===2016−present===
|+ [[Government of Queensland|Queensland]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Queensland State Election Summary |url=https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2017/results/summary.html |date=12 December 2017 |access-date=14 December 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100350/https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2017/results/summary.html |archive-date=9 December 2017 }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! style="text-align:center" |'''Electoral District'''
! style="text-aligncolor:centercrimson"; colspan="2"|'''Member ofDiv Parliament'''1
! style="text-aligncolor:centercrimson"; colspan="2"|'''Party'''Div 2
! style="text-aligncolor:centercrimson"; colspan="2"|'''Term'''Div 3
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 4
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 5
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 6
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 7
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 8
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 9
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 10
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 11
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 12
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 13
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Div 14
|-
! colspan="2"|Councillor
| [[Electoral district of Bonney|Bonney]] || [[Sam O'Connor]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2017–
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
|-
| '''[[2016 Gold Coast City Council election|2016]]'''
| [[Electoral district of Broadwater|Broadwater]] || [[David Crisafulli]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2017–
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Donna Gates ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | William Owen Jones ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | [[Cameron Caldwell]] ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Kristyn Boulton ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Peter Young ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Dawn Crichlow ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | [[Gary Baildon]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | [[Bob La Castra]] ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Glenn Tozer ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]]/[[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Paul Taylor ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Hermann Vorster ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Pauline Young ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Daphne McDonald ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Gail O'Neill ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
| '''[[2020 Gold Coast City Council election|2020]]'''
| [[Electoral district of Burleigh|Burleigh]] || [[Michael Hart (Australian politician)|Michael Hart]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2012–
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Mark Hammel ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Donna Gates ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | [[Cameron Caldwell]] ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Brooke Patterson ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | [[Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden]] ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|lnp}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Darren Taylor ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
|-
| ''2020''
| [[Electoral district of Coomera|Coomera]] || [[Michael Crandon]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2009–
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
|-
| '''[[2024 Gold Coast City Council election|2024]]'''
| [[Electoral district of Currumbin|Currumbin]] || [[Laura Gerber]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2020–
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
|-
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Naomi Fowler ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| [[Electoral district of Gaven|Gaven]] || [[Meaghan Scanlon]] || [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|ALP]] || 2017–
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
|-
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Shelley Curtis ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| [[Electoral district of Mermaid Beach|Mermaid Beach]] || [[Ray Stevens (politician)|Ray Stevens]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2009–
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
|-
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Joe Wilkinson ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| [[Electoral district of Mudgeeraba|Mudgeeraba]] || [[Ros Bates]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2009–
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|LNP}}|&nbsp;
|-
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | [[Daniel Doran (cricketer)|Dan Doran]] ([[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. LNP]])
| [[Electoral district of Southport|Southport]] || [[Rob Molhoek]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2012–
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
|-
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Nick Marshall ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| [[Electoral district of Surfers Paradise|Surfers Paradise]] || [[John-Paul Langbroek]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2004–
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
|-
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Josh Martin ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
| [[Electoral district of Theodore|Theodore]] || [[Mark Boothman]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2017–
|}
 
The City of Gold Coast has a number of federal electorates with the following people elected in the [[Australian House of Representatives]]:
==Election results==
{| class="wikitable"
===2024===
|+ [[Government of Australia|Australia]]
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 Queensland local elections|section=Gold Coast}}
|-
 
! '''Electoral Division'''
===2020===
! '''Member of Parliament'''
{{excerpt|Results of the 2020 Queensland local elections|section=Gold Coast}}
! '''Party'''
! '''Term'''
|-
| [[Division of Fadden|Fadden]] || [[Stuart Robert]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2007–
|-
| [[Division of Forde|Forde]] || [[Bert van Manen]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2010–
|-
| [[Division of McPherson|McPherson]] || [[Karen Andrews]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2010–
|-
| [[Division of Moncrieff|Moncrieff]] || [[Angie Bell]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2019–
|-
| [[Division of Wright|Wright]] || [[Scott Buchholz]] || [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]] || 2010–
|}
[[List of senators from Queensland|Australian Senators]] are elected on a state-wide basis so none are specifically associated with the City of Gold Coast.
 
==Population==
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!colspan=7|Selected historical census data for City of Gold Coast local government area
|-
!colspan=3|Census year !!2001<ref name="Census2001">{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA33460 |name=Gold Coast (C) |accessdate=28 December 2019 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2006<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA33460 |name=Gold Coast (C) |accessdate=28 December 2019 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2011<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA33430 |name=Gold COastCoast(C) |accessdate=28 December 2019 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2016<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA33430 |name=Gold COastCoast(C) |accessdate=28 December 2019 |quick=on}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4 colspan="2"|Population ||Estimated residents on [[Census in Australia|census night]] ||align="right"|{{formatnum:426661}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:472279}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:494501}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:555721}}
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The first municipal library on the Gold Coast opened in the [[Southport Town Hall, Queensland|Southport Town Hall]] on 30 April 1958. Prior to this, a series of [[Mechanics' Institutes|School of arts]] and private [[Circulating library|circulating libraries]] had supported the communities' and visitors' recreational and educational reading needs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Libraries on the Gold Coast |url=http://www.goldcoaststories.com.au/libraries-on-the-gold-coast/ |website=Gold Coast Stories |date=28 May 2018 |access-date=31 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308095718/http://www.goldcoaststories.com.au/libraries-on-the-gold-coast/ |archive-date=8 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
The City of Gold Coast has 12 libraries at Broadbeach (at [[Mermaid WatersBroadbeach, Queensland|Mermaid WatersBroadbeach]]), [[Burleigh Heads, Queensland|Burleigh Heads]], [[Burleigh Waters, Queensland|Burleigh Waters]], [[Coolangatta]], [[Elanora, Queensland|Elanora]], [[Helensvale, Queensland|Helensvale]], [[Mermaid Waters, Queensland|Mermaid Waters]], [[Nerang, Queensland|Nerang]], [[Palm Beach, Queensland|Palm Beach]], [[Robina, Queensland|Robina]], [[Runaway Bay, Queensland|Runaway Bay]], [[Southport, Queensland|Southport]] and [[Upper Coomera, Queensland|Upper Coomera]].<ref name="lcgc" /> There is a special needs library within Nerang Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/special-needs-library-10117.html|title=Libraries|website=Special Needs Library|publisher=City of Gold Coast|access-date=22 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323054133/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/special-needs-library-10117.html|archive-date=23 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and a Local Studies Library (on the first floor of Southport Library).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/local-studies-library-10111.html|title=Libraries|website=Local Studies Library|publisher=City of Gold Coast|access-date=22 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421174651/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/local-studies-library-10111.html|archive-date=21 April 2017}}</ref> The council also operate a mobile library service.<ref name="lcgc">{{cite web |url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/locations-opening-hours.html |title=Libraries |publisher=City of Gold Coast |access-date=22 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326031854/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/locations-opening-hours.html |archive-date=26 March 2017 }}</ref>
 
In 2018, the mobile library provides a fortnight service to [[Alberton, Queensland|Alberton]], [[Ashmore, Queensland|Ashmore]], [[Benowa, Queensland|Benowa]], [[Bonogin, Queensland|Bonogin]], [[Cedar Creek, Queensland (Logan & Gold Coast)|Cedar Creek]], [[Coomera, Queensland|Coomera]], [[Currumbin Valley, Queensland|Currumbin Valley]], [[Gilston, Queensland|Gilston]], [[Jacobs Well, Queensland|Jacobs Well]], [[Mudgeeraba, Queensland|Mudgeeraba]], [[Ormeau, Queensland|Ormeau]] (4 visits), [[Paradise Point, Queensland|Paradise Point]], [[Pimpama, Queensland|Pimpama]] (3 visits), [[Tugun, Queensland|Tugun]], [[Steiglitz, Queensland|Steiglitz]], [[Tallebudgera Valley, Queensland|Tallebudgera Valley]], and [[Woongoolba, Queensland|Woongoolba]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/documents/Mobile-library-timetable-2018.pdf|title=Mobile Library 2018 timetable|website=[[Gold Coast City Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130062320/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/documents/Mobile-library-timetable-2018.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> The Gold Coast City Library is a member of the [[Queensland Public Libraries Association]].<ref>[http://www.qpla.asn.au/membership Queensland Public Libraries Association: Membership] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114105631/http://qpla.asn.au/membership |date=14 January 2014 }}. Retrieved 4 January 2014.</ref>
 
 
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==Notable personnel==
Notable people who work for or who have worked for the City of Gold Coast include:
* [[Guillermo Capati]] [[Public Service Medal (Australia)|PSM]], 1994 – 20171994–2017, managed the city's water and wastewater needs, long-term water planning and recycled water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-day-2013-honours-list-20130125-2dcrg.html|title=Australia Day 2013 Honours List|date=25 January 2013|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614095103/https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-day-2013-honours-list-20130125-2dcrg.html|archive-date=14 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/02/05/905183/filipino-awarded-australian-public-service-medal|title=Filipino awarded with Australian public service medal|website=The Philippine Star|access-date=9 April 2018|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222065438/https://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/02/05/905183/filipino-awarded-australian-public-service-medal|url-status=live}}</ref> Capati was awarded a [[Public Service Medal (Australia)|Public Service Medal (PSM)]] during the [[2013 Australia Day Honours]] for outstanding public service to the sustainable water future of the Gold Coast and broader [[South East Queensland]] region.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013|title=Australia Day 2013 Honour List, p.396|url=http://old.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2013/Media%20Notes%20-%20PSM%20(final).pdf|website=Governor-General of Australia website|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=12 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312192307/http://old.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2013/Media%20Notes%20-%20PSM%20(final).pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==International relations==
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* [https://ool.internet-exchange.site/ Gold Coast Internet Exchange - OOL-IX]
 
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