2007-02-20 23:28:06 · 5 answers · asked by reheen g 2 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
~~ The Gold Coast was originally a 20-odd mile strip of Queensland coastline stretching from Southport at the northern tip down to Coolangatta on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.
However, it has grown out a bit in the north and inland over the years.
Some of the more popular (and original) "suburbs" of the Gold Coast are:
Southport, Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach, Miami, Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach, Currumbin, Tugun, Bilinga (where the Gold Coast Airport is located), Kirra, then Coolangatta at the most southerly tip.
I've found a map for you:
http://www.reflections.com.au/GoldCoast/Maps/MapofGC.html
~~ The Central Coast of New South Wales stretches from Lake Macquarie south to nearly reach Sydney (within about 75km).
It includes towns/cities of:
The Entrance, Bateau Bay, Gosford, Terrigal, Avoca Beach, Ettalong Beach, Woy Woy and Wyong.
A map for you:
http://www.visitnsw.com.au/Destination.aspx?DProductID=9017086&MainContentType=MudMap
2007-02-20 23:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by Yellowstonedogs 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
The Central Coast in New South Wales is a major tourism destination for weekend travellers from Sydney. Some of the more popular suburbs are Terrigal, The Entrance and Avoca Beach. It's probably a little more laid back than the Gold Coast in Queensland.
2007-02-21 22:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by businessevents 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are referring to two VERY far apart places in Australia..two different states..
Gold Coast is QLD (hour and a half south of Brisbane), and Central Coast is in NSW (an hour north of Sydney)
some locations...do you mean suburbs/towns cities within these regions?? Central coast ...has Gosford, The Entrance, Terrigal...
but I wouldn't say this is a high tourism spot.
Gold Coast is very much so...and caters very well for tourism and holiday destinations. There are theme parks...great beaches (Surfers Paradise esplanade area)
So need a bit more information at what you're looking for.
2007-02-20 23:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Gold Coast is in the south-eastern corner of Queensland. That is the name of the city. Its just south of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.
The Central Coast is a bit north of Sydney, about 100 kms north, between Sydney and Newcastle. The main cities of the Central Coast are Gosford and Wyong.
The Gold Coast and Central Coasts are about 900 kms apart.
2007-02-20 23:40:38 · answer #4 · answered by alienaviator 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This might help decipher things a little more easily using a hotel directory and where the hotels consider themselves to be located within the regions.
Nothing official of course, but you'd think they'd know :)
2007-02-21 00:26:06 · answer #5 · answered by Snowman1234 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋