Miami, Queensland

For ither uises o the term see Miami (disambiguation)

Miami is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australie. At the 2006 Census, Miami haed a population o 6,167.

Miami is locatit alang the Gold Coast Highway, 7 km sooth o Surfers Paradise an 17 km north o the Queensland / New Souoth Wales border at Coolangatta/Tweed Heads. Its Local Govrenment Aurie is the Gold Coast City.

History

The history o Miami can be datit back tae the early 1920s when prospective investors wur leukin ower plans for a new real estate development cried ‘Miami Shore’ at North Burleigh. The investors biggit thair widden or fibro bungalows on estates sic as this, or rentit thair cottages tae holiday makers. Thay coud an aa stay in the Hotel Miami which opened in 1925 bi E. H. Berry. Efter the Great Depression, the community developed wi construction o tennis courts an the Pizzey Pairk Sporting Complex. The Miami State High School opened in 1963.

Demographics

Miami is a predominantly residential suburb wi a population profile aulder than the state average. Its commercial activity is mainly confined tae the Gold Coast Highway an thare is some licht industry aroond Christine Avenue. It haes a population o 6,140 fowk, average salary o A$32,700 an 7.2% unemployment. (2003 ABS statistics).

Proportion o Population (2003)

Age	Suburb o Miami	Queensland Average
Up tae 14 years	13.6%	20.8%
15 tae 44 years	45.6%	43.4%
45 tae 64 years	24.8%	24.0%
65 years plus	16.0%	11.9%

Transport

The Gold Coast Highway runs north tae sooth throu Miami, wi Christine Avenue an Pacific Avenue connectin tae the wast. The nearest train station is locatit at Robina, approximately 6 km wast o Miami.

The Gold Coast Airport is approximately 13 km sooth o Miami.

Miami haes frequent local bus services tae the north an sooth via the local bus network, Surfside Buslines. This includes the aw nicht route 700 that runs atween Tweed Heads an Southport. The Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle an aa operates in Miami.

References

• Heritage Tour - Miami Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

Freemit airtins

• University o Queensland: Queensland Places: Miami
• Very GC - Miami Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Map of Miami Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

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