ranks
17
25
for green cover compared to similar places across Australia
City of Gold Coast is
Suburban, spacious and average-high rainfall
<50% urban
Low density
Ave to high rainfall
vital statistics
620,518
population
LOW
HIGH
2.8%
population growth (ave annual % change over past 20 years)
LOW
HIGH
465
population density
(people per sq km)
LOW
HIGH
44%
proportion of LGA that is urban
LOW
HIGH
17.8%
proportion apartments
LOW
HIGH
1,009
measure of advantage and disadvantage
(SEIFA-IRSAD)
LOW
HIGH
30%
parents born overseas
LOW
HIGH
1,422.7
rainfall
(annual ave mm)
LOW
HIGH
2.5%
bushfire affected
(% of LGA area burnt last 5 years)
LOW
HIGH
Gold Coast has
51.9%
canopy
(typically over 3m)
Up 4.3%
since 2016
4.2%
shrub
(typically below 3m)
Down -4.9%
since 2016
24.4%
grass
and bare ground
Down 0%
since 2016
Your green cover
Your green space
19.5%
grey
(hard surface, e.g. pavement, roads and roofs)
Up 0.6%
since 2016
51.9%
canopy
(over 3m)
Up 4.3%
since 2016
4.2%
shrub
(over 3m)
Down -4.9%
since 2016
24.4%
grass
(over 3m)
Down 0%
since 2016
19.5%
grey
(hard surface, e.g. pavement, roads and roofs)
Up 0.6%
since 2016
Your green cover
Your green space
SHADE & COOLING
PLACES TO RIDE & RUN
WILDLIFE HABITAT
AESTHETICS & VALUE
green cover is important
While grass is great for recreation, green cover is what creates many of the other big benefits, like keeping suburbs and homes cool and giving shade for walking, running and active transport.
It also brings wildlife into suburbs and makes them more appealing to the eye which, in turn, can make them more valuable.
When it comes to green cover
Gold Coast
ranks
17
25
for green cover compared to similar places across Australia
with
with
56.1%
green cover
Gold Coast
is here
75%+
50-75%
25-50%
0-25%
75%+
Gold Coast
is here
50-75%
Gold Coast
is here
25-50%
Gold Coast
is here
0-25%
Gold Coast
is here
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Gold Coast's
GREEN COVER
has
DECREASED
-0.6%
since 2016
is
moderately below
comparable places
This means there is a
High
challenge rating for Gold Coast in maintaining and growing future green cover
This information is based in its entirety on: Hurley, J., Amati, M., Deilami, K., Caffin, M., Stanford, H., Azizmohammad, S. (2020) Where will all the trees be? - an assessment of urban forest cover and management for Australian cities, prepared for Hort Innovation by the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne and Greener Spaces Better Places.
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