Editing Gold Coast, Queensland (section)

=== Transport ===
{{Main|Transport on the Gold Coast, Queensland}}The car is the dominant mode of transport in the Gold Coast, with over 70% of people using it as their sole mode of travelling to work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=LGA33460&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=LGA33460&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=LPTD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Method%20of%20Travel%20to%20Work%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=Transport%20Access%20&%20Use&|title=Method of Travel to Work by Sex&nbsp;– Gold Coast (Local Government Area)|date=27 June 2007|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|format=Excel Spreadsheet|access-date=12 April 2008|quote=Consists of people who solely either drove or travelled as a passenger in a car to work.}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Gold Coast has an extensive network of arterial roads that link coastal suburbs with inland suburbs. In recent years, local and state governments have invested money in transport infrastructure on the Gold Coast to combat the increasing congestion on many of the city's roads. The Gold Coast has an extensive public transport network that includes buses, heavy rail and light rail for commuting to work, visiting attractions, and travelling to other destinations.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} 
[[File:Skylines of Main Beach and Surfers Paradise, Queensland in January 2017 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Gold Coast Highway]] and [[G:link]] crossing the [[Nerang River]]]]

==== Road ====
A number of major roads connect the Gold Coast with Brisbane, New South Wales, and the surrounding areas. The [[Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads)|Pacific Motorway]] (M1) is the main motorway in the area. Beginning at the [[Logan Motorway]] (M6) in Brisbane, it travels through the inland Gold Coast region and links with the [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] at the New South Wales/Queensland border near [[Tweed Heads, New South Wales|Tweed Heads]]. The Pacific Motorway is part of the [[Brisbane]] to [[Sydney]] corridor. Before the [[Tugun Bypass]] was completed in 2008, the motorway ended at [[Tugun, Queensland|Tugun]]. The [[Gold Coast Highway]] services the coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast, including Surfers Paradise, Southport, and Burleigh Heads. Starting at the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads, it runs parallel to the coast until it reaches Labrador, where it turns inland to meet the Pacific Motorway again at [[Helensvale]]. Other arterial roads include the [[Smith Street Motorway]] which connects Southport, Gold Coast's CBD with the [[Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads)|M1]] in [[Parkwood, Queensland|Parkwood]]. Other major roads include Reedy Creek Road, [[Nerang–Broadbeach Road]], [[Robina Parkway]] and [[Southport – Burleigh Road|Southport–Burleigh Road]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

==== Light rail ====
[[File:GCLR Set 9 at Cypress Avenue 2014-09-28.jpg|thumb|[[G:link]] trams on Cypress Avenue]]
The Gold Coast's light rail service is called [[G:link]], a {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} line between [[Helensvale, Queensland|Helensvale]] and [[Broadbeach, Queensland|Broadbeach]] that also connects the key activity centres of [[Southport, Queensland|Southport]] and [[Surfers Paradise, Queensland|Surfers Paradise]]. The G:link was opened in 2014 between Broadbeach and Southport, with an extension to Helensvale completed in 2017 in preparation for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/australia-nz/gold-coast-light-rail-stage-2-opens-early.html|title=Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 opens early|last1=Carter|first1=Mark|date=25 December 2017|website=International Railway Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218190732/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/australia-nz/gold-coast-light-rail-stage-2-opens-early.html|archive-date=18 December 2017|url-status=live|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>

==== Heavy rail ====
[[Queensland Rail]] operates an inter-city rail service from Brisbane to the Gold Coast along the [[Gold Coast railway line]]. The line follows the same route as Brisbane's [[Beenleigh railway line]], continuing on after reaching [[Beenleigh railway station|Beenleigh]]. It then follows a route similar to that of the Pacific Motorway, passing stations at [[Ormeau railway station|Ormeau]], [[Coomera railway station|Coomera]], [[Helensvale railway station|Helensvale]], [[Nerang railway station|Nerang]] and [[Robina railway station|Robina]] before terminating at [[Varsity Lakes railway station|Varsity Lakes]]. An extension of the Gold Coast line to the Gold Coast Airport is proposed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robina to Tugun Rail Impact Assessment Study|url=https://sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net/projects/robina-to-tugun-rail-impact-assessment-study|access-date=2020-07-30|website=sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==== Bus ====
[[File:Gold Coast buses (28259988216).jpg|thumb|TransLink buses operating in [[Broadbeach, Queensland|Broadbeach]]]]
[[Kinetic Group]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surfside Buslines |url=https://www.wearekinetic.com/surfside-buslines |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Kinetic |language=en-AU |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102213429/https://www.wearekinetic.com/surfside-buslines |url-status=live }}</ref> (formerly [[Surfside Buslines]] prior to a re-branding in 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surfside Buslines |url=https://www.surfside.com.au/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Surfside |language=en-AU |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102213431/https://www.surfside.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> operates all public passenger services in the city under contract by [[Translink (Queensland)|Translink]] which coordinates the public transport network in [[South East Queensland]]. Services are frequent during the day, with intervals being as little as 5 minutes. Kinetic Group operates over a fleet of over 400 buses operating on over 70 lines covering the entire city.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

==== Airports ====
The main International Airport, [[Gold Coast Airport]] is located in Coolangatta, approximately {{convert|22|km|mi}} south of Surfers Paradise. Services are provided to interstate capitals and major cities as well as to major New Zealand cities, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Singapore.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} In 2019, it was the [[List of the busiest airports in Australia|sixth busiest airport]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/90442|title=Palaszczuk Government backs new way to fly for Gold Coast Airport|author=Mark Bailey|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|date=18 August 2020|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112022252/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/90442|url-status=live}}</ref>

Smaller private airfields are located in the northern suburbs of [[Coombabah]] ([[Southport Airport]]) and [[Norwell, Queensland|Norwell]] ([[Heck Field]]), catering to flight training, recreational and [[general aviation]] users.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}