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575: 86: 102: 1975: 1941: 1759: 422: 637: 109: 692:, the suburb of Main Beach had a population of 3,883 people. 59.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.6% and England 5.3%. 75.6% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 26.9%, Catholic 23.3% and Anglican 18.1%. 590:
surveyed 252 blocks of land for perpetual land leases which it sold in stages from December 1922. The area became more popular following the opening of the bridge in 1926, when land was purchased and holiday houses were constructed. Some guest houses were also constructed but little or no permanent
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Main Beach property has developed as a high rise area only relatively recently and is focused on the eTedder Avenue which features restaurants, cafes, and boutiques. It has a sense of more permanent residential neighbourhood than other parts of the high-rise coastal strip. Most of the apartment
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Similarly the land to the north of the early subdivision – the sand spit that formed one bank of the bar – was only recently developed. Its use is still limited to resort hotels and theme parks now occupy the land. Revegetation of the
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Until the 1870s and 1880s the only activity in the sand spit at the northern end were limited to facilities associated with the Southport Yacht Club and other maritime activities.
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population was located in the area. Some evidence remains of the area's early popularity as a surfing beach in the beachfront planting and the kiosk and shelter shed from 1934.
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and gives particular character to this area and acts to link the more intensively developed area to the south with the open areas of the
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travels on the seaward side of the Southport SLSC but then diverts inland to travel behind beachfront houses of Main Beach down to
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and the sea. This created a natural basin for boats at the mouth of the river protected from the sea by the Main Beach area.
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created the area centred on Tedder Avenue. A different subdivision pattern in that portion of Main Beach is the result.
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There is a boat ramp, pontoon and floating walkway in Proud Park on Waterways Drive on the south bank of Nerang River (
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There are two boat ramps and a pontoon in Muriel Henchman Park on Muriel Henchman Drive off Seaworld Drive, The Spit (
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There are no schools in Main Beach. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are
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at Narrowneck acts as a natural barrier to the more intensively developed area to the south.
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was the urban centre of recreational activity at the coast, visitors were ferried across the
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to the west. There are also a number of non-government schools in Southport and nearby.
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to surf at the Main Beach so named because it was the main surf beach for the town of
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Southport Yacht Club Marina is a 5.3-hectare (13-acre) marina at 1 Macarthur Parade (
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and the deviation of highway to the west of Main Beach took place in the late 1960s.
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On 1 September 1967, the town of Southport East was officially renamed Main Beach.
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In the 1950s, reclamation of the Nerang River to the west of the earlier
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is a tourist attraction on Seaworld Drive in the north of the suburb (
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Main Beach Tourist Park is a caravan park on 3600 Main Beach Parade (
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Government sales of allotments Main Beach Southport (with map), 1923
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As at 2021, the suburb of Main Beach is bounded to the east by the
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Gold Coast Seaway has a jetty on at the northern end of The Spit (
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Historically, the Main Beach area was a narrow strip of coastal
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Main Beach Pavilion and Southport Surf Lifesaving Club 
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buildings along the foreshore are more modest in scale. The
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formed the southern boundary and to the north was a long
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Main Beach, Muriel Henchman Drive (Southern) boat ramp
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It is managed by the 667:(Araucaria heterophylla) 601:The construction of the 582:The construction of the 397:) is a coastal town and 166:Main Beach (town centre) 29:Download coordinates as: 2968:Coastline of Queensland 2847:South Stradbroke Island 2411:Gold Coast City Council 2379:Gold Coast City Council 2340:Gold Coast City Council 1862:"MAIN BEACH ALLOTMENTS" 1713:Gold Coast City Council 1702:Main Beach Tourist Park 852:Gold Coast City Council 755:, both in neighbouring 2958:Main Beach, Queensland 2167:"Southport Yacht Club" 2133:"Marinas - Queensland" 1962:2016 Census QuickStats 1928:2011 Census QuickStats 1837:Queensland Place Names 1808:Queensland Place Names 1779:Queensland Place Names 1746:2021 Census QuickStats 1306:Muriel Henchman Park ( 1261:Mcintosh Island Park ( 749:Southport State School 723:off Macarthur Parade: 712: 649: 579: 500:, to the north by the 477:) from the Coral Sea. 426: 212:13 m (43 ft) 2458:Queensland Government 2309:Queensland Government 2275:Queensland Government 2210:Queensland Government 2173:. 11 September 2024. 2141:Queensland Government 2107:Queensland Government 1894:Queensland Government 1841:Queensland Government 1812:Queensland Government 1783:Queensland Government 710: 665:Norfolk Island Pines 646:Gold Coast Broadwater 639: 588:Queensland Government 577: 424: 41:GPX (all coordinates) 2311:. 18 November 2020. 2305:Queensland Open Data 2277:. 20 November 2020. 2271:Queensland Open Data 2212:. 12 November 2020. 2206:Queensland Open Data 2171:Southport Yacht Club 2143:. 18 November 2020. 2137:Queensland Open Data 1691:27.9772°S 153.4280°E 1648:27.9583°S 153.4254°E 1596:27.9762°S 153.4258°E 1551:27.9768°S 153.4238°E 1506:27.9651°S 153.4286°E 1461:27.9770°S 153.4232°E 1416:27.9736°S 153.4264°E 1371:27.9860°S 153.4299°E 1337:Muriel Henchman Park 1326:27.9477°S 153.4253°E 1292:Mcintosh Island Park 1281:27.9862°S 153.4296°E 1236:27.9759°S 153.4283°E 1191:27.9739°S 153.4289°E 1146:27.9809°S 153.4297°E 1101:27.9815°S 153.4239°E 1056:27.9494°S 153.4283°E 1011:27.9408°S 153.4243°E 991:Doug Jennings Park ( 968:27.9837°S 153.4292°E 921:27.9386°S 153.4276°E 878:27.9514°S 153.4246°E 830:27.9782°S 153.4223°E 787:27.9726°S 153.4257°E 528:27.9865°S 153.4297°E 468:Nerang River (mouth) 457:27.9755°S 153.4225°E 409:, Australia. 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Index

OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
Gold Coast
Queensland

Main Beach is located in Queensland
Coordinates
27°58′44″S 153°25′30″E / 27.9788°S 153.425°E / -27.9788; 153.425 (Main Beach (town centre))
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Time zone
AEST
UTC+10:00
Surfers Paradise
Southport
Brisbane CBD
Tweed Heads
LGA(s)
City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)
Surfers Paradise
Federal division(s)
Moncrieff
Biggera Waters
Labrador
South Stradbroke
Coral Sea

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