The Gold Coast is a coastal city, the second-largest in the state of Queensland and the sixth-largest city in Australia. It was on May 16, 1770 when Lieutenant James Cook noted the region whilst sailing along the coast, aboard the HMS Endeavour ship. The city was originally called the South Coast but due to inflation in real estate, goods and services prices, it was nicknamed Gold Coast from the year 1950 onwards. Students can look forward to a welcoming environment and to a fusion of cultures that makes up the city’s community.
Get ready to have the time of your life in Gold Coast, one of the most livable cities in the world! Students from around the globe come to Gold Coast for its top-notch universities, cultural diversity, exciting culinary scene, bountiful job market, and so much more. Student accommodation in Gold Coast is plentiful and once you decide which area to live in, you’ll have no problem finding a shared apartment, en-suite room, or studio. If you’re getting ready to book your student housing in Gold Coast, Unilodgers can help!
The Gold Coast is home to Griffith University at Southport, Bond University at Robina, Southern Cross University at Coolangatta and Gold Coast Institute of Technical and Further Education (TAFE), which is inclusive of 5 campuses. Vast numbers of home and international students are drawn to these institutions for higher learning every year.
Student accommodation Gold Coast offers a wide array of world-class studios and shared flats, so that you have only the best student living experience, also a memorable one. All accommodations are fully furnished with state of the art amenities as well as ensure a warm and welcoming environment, so that the transition of moving away from home into a new one becomes as easy as possible for you.
Getting around Gold Coast is relatively easy with the excellent public transport networks such as buses, light rail system, taxi, water taxis and if you want to stay fit, then walking and cycling are the best way to commute. There are 6 major railways stations across the city and the Gold Coast Airport is only about half an hour by taxi from the Gold Coast CBD.
The population of the Gold Coast is estimated at 638,090, out of which approximately 50,000 are students. The city has around 287 days of sunshine and you can expect a fairly warm Christmas with the highest temperature at 29° in the month of January. In winter the temperature averages between 19° to 21° in the months of June, July and August.