Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Surfers Paradise is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Surfers Paradise had a population of 26,412 people.
| Surfers Paradise Gold Coast City, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Surfers Paradise, as seen from Nerang River | |||||||||||||||
Surfers Paradise | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.0000°S 153.4166°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 26,412 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4217 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Surfers Paradise | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Moncrieff | ||||||||||||||
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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 Cavill Mall, which runs through the shopping and entertainment precinct. Cavill Avenue, 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 Surfers Paradise Meter Maids designed to build goodwill with tourists.
Surfers Paradise is the Gold Coast's entertainment and tourism centre and the suburb's high-rise buildings are the best known feature of the city's skyline.
In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Surfers Paradise was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "location".