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Gold coast
By Jack K and Bridget M
The flags
Gold coast Queensland
Population
The population in the Gold coast is over 550,000!
Weather
The Gold coast’s weather is usually humid and dry. So it is great for surfing that’s why they call it ‘surfer’s paradise.’ The Gold coast is ideal destination for tourists. The Gold coast‘s actually tropical so sometimes there are a cyclone or two. The overall average temperature in the Gold coast is 25°C. For January 28°C. For February 28°C. For March 27°C. For April 25°C. For May 23°C. For June 21°C. For July 21°C. For August 21°C. For September 24°C. For October 25°C. For November 26°C. For December 27°C.
Famous people
Sally Pearson was one of the most famous people born in the Gold coast. She was born on September the 19th, 1986 along with Sally Mclean. They are both actresses and Sally Pearson has been married since April 2010. David Fletcher was born may 7th, 1957. Jessica Watson was born on the May nineteenth 1990. She made the world record that was the first person to ever sail around the world solo.
Tourism There are more then 9.4 million visitors to the Gold coast every year.
5.2 million day-trippers.
3.3 million domestic overnight visitors.
795,000 international overnight visitors.
Tourism directly contributes over $4.4 billion into the Gold coast economy every year.
The Gold coast’s largest source of overnight visitors are:
Brisbane =946,000 overnight visitors
Sydney =532,000 overnight visitors
Melbourne =347,000 overnight visitors
New Zealand =221,000 overnight visitors
Japan =106,000 overnight visitors
China =91,000 overnight visitors
Source: gold coast facts google search (DOCUMENT)
WILDLIFE
Gold Coast City is the most biologically-diverse city in Australia. Its vegetationranges from mountain rainforest to coastal wetlands and is home to more than 34species of amphibians, 323 birds, 72 mammals, 71 reptiles and 25 species of fish.
Source: Gold Coast fast facts (DOCUMENT)
Sport
Rugby is most popular sport in the Gold coast. It is a very rough and dangerous sport. The Gold Coast is home to over 300 sports clubs, as well as training facilities for the Australian Institute of Sport, over 14 major professional sporting complexes, 50+ golf courses, several marinas, three football stadiums, rugby union, cricket, AFL and soccer ovals in most major suburbs, enough bowling greens to host 50 Commonwealth Games, equestrian centres, polo fields, rowing facilities, an ice skating rink, and pretty much every other sporting facility and organisation known to people-kind, and don't forget the beach, which is undoubtedly the Gold Coast's biggest sporting field.
http://www.goldcoastaustralia.com/gold-coast-sport.html
Food
Over 11 award winning wineries and numerous epicurean stopovers are located on
the newly created Gold Coast Food and Wine Trail.
The Gold Coast has more than 500 cafes, restaurants and eateries.
The Gold Coast is Queensland’s fastest wine-growing region.
Food is a key industry on the Gold Coast with a bounty of fresh seafood, meats and
poultry, cheeses, chocolates, gourmet and organic produce.
Source: Gold coast fast facts (DOCUMENT)
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