Gold Coast is the second most populous city in the state and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is the second fastest growing City in Australia, and has an estimated population of 475,000, that keeps growing every year. The population consists of about 25% people that are from other countries. The city is multicultural and multilingual. Gold Coast City has more than ten million visitors every year and about a quarter of them are international visitors.
Going by the projections, the population by 2011 is expected to increase to 552,000 to 577,000.
Australia boasts of tropical climate in the North and temperate climate in the South. The weather is beautiful with plenty of sunshine for about 287 days a year. The sub tropical climate ensures perfect conditions all through the year. The average summer temperature is anywhere between 19 and 29 degrees Celcius and the average winter temperature is 9 to 21 degrees Celcius.
If we take into consideration the animal population that it is a home to, you would be surprised to see that the approximate estimate is about 34 species of amphibians, 71 reptiles, 25 species of fish, 323 birds, and 72 mammals. The kangaroo, koala, emu, platypus, echidna, wombat, and dingo are a few of the freaky animals found in Gold Coast.
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