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Welcome To Subtropical South East Queensland!

South East Queensland is a rapidly growing region of the state of Queensland, Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population. The SEQ region covers 22,420 square kilometres and incorporates 18 Local Government Areas, extending 240 km from Noosa in the north to the Gold Coast and New South Wales border in the south (some sources include Tweed Heads (NSW) which is contiguous as an urban area with Brisbane/Gold Coast), and 140 km west to Toowoomba (Toowoomba is sometimes not considered to be part of SEQ).

The population of South East Queensland is estimated to be approximately 2.8 million, meaning that every one in seven Australians call the region home. The regional population is heavily urbanised and concentrated along the coast. The three largest population centres of Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast account for 90 per cent of the region's population.

South East Queensland is the fastest growing region in Australia, fuelled principally by migration from the southern states. The region has experienced significant population growth over the last two decades, growing on average by 55,000 persons a year since 1986. This growth equates to 1000 new arrivals to the region every week. Current growth trends are expected to continue into the future, and the regional population is estimated to reach 3.71 million by 2026.

South East Queensland includes the following regional centres:

Brisbane, Queensland's capital and largest city
Gold Coast, Australia's premier tourist destination and surfing mecca to the south of Brisbane
Sunshine Coast, another major tourist area to the north of Brisbane, consisting of the Noosa, Maroochy and Caloundra
Ipswich, Queensland's oldest provincial city and industrial centre to Brisbane's west
Logan, an industrial city between Brisbane and the Gold Coast
Toowoomba, located on the Great Dividing Range and principal centre of the Darling Downs

The economy of South East Queensland supports and relies on a wide diversity of agricultural manufacturing industries, commerce and tourism.

Extract from: Wikipeadia

From Noosa To The Tweed

In 1917, the Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau published From Noosa to the Tweed, a guide to the fishing villages, mountain and coastal resorts of southern Queensland. The 200 km City exhibition, jointly curated by The Brisbane Institute and the State Library of Queensland in partnership with the Museum of Brisbane, shows that this region now comprises almost continuous coastal settlement from Noosa to the Tweed River.

Read the full article about the '200km City' here.

The Gold Coast

The Gold Coast City spans across 1,402 square kilometres (approx. 541 square miles) featuring 70 kilometres of coastline from South Stradbroke Island to Rainbow Bay.

Population

At June 30 2004, the population was 469,214 making it the sixth largest city in Australia. The population is expected to increase to 700,407 residents in the year 2021.

For information on the social demographics of Gold Coast City - housing, income, education, families and households - please visit our social research page.

Climate

Gold Coast City's climate is sub-tropical with 287 days of sunshine annually.
Average Summer Temperatures: 19 to 29 degrees Celsius (66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit).
Average Winter Temperatures: 9 to 21 degrees Celsius (48 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit).

Extract from: Gold Coast City Council website

Tourism Statistics

The region hosted 9.8 million visitors in 2003/4. Domestic visitors numbered 3.5 million (16.1 million nights) and international visitors at 752,900 (6.4 million nights). There were 6.3 million daytrip visitors.

Leading international markets include Japan, New Zealand, UK, China, Europe, Korea, Singapore.

Interstate visitors accounted for 51% of domestic visitor numbers, 70% of domestic visitor nights.

In 2003 domestic expenditure (excluding airfares and long distance transport) totalled $2.6 billion.

Extract from: Very GC

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