Image: Coomera Connector (Stage 1), Coomera to Nerang. Shows North over Saltwater Creek, Helensvale. Shows the development of an almost 1km long bridge over the Coomera River and Saltwater Creek. Danggan Balun (Five Rivers) People and Gold Coast Native Title Group.

South Coast

Key facts

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6,535km2

Area covered by location1

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19.95%

Population of Queensland1

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868km

Other state-controlled road network

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179km

National Land Transport Network2

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88km

National rail network 2

Program Highlights

Our top investments included:

  • $3.026 billion Coomera Connector (Stage 1), Coomera to Nerang (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
  • $1.5 billion Pacific Motorway, Varsity Lakes (Exit 85) to Tugun (Exit 95) upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government)
  • $1.219 billion Gold Coast Light Rail (Stage 3), Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads (jointly funded with the Australian Government and Gold Coast City Council)
  • $1 billion funding commitment for Pacific Motorway, Daisy Hill to Logan Motorway (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $750 million Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill upgrade (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $500 million New Gold Coast Stations (Pimpama, Hope Island and Merrimac).
  • $246.9 million Queensland Train Manufacturing Program Enabling works, Ormeau.
  • $173.8 million Loganlea train station relocation (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $140.8 million Pacific Motorway, Exit 49, upgrade interchange (jointly funded with the Australian Government).
  • $134.4 million Cunningham Highway (Ipswich - Warwick), 2020 Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements reconstruction works (jointly funded with the Australian Government).

Investments (interactive)

You can view the list of investments for the South Coast area via the QTRIP interactive tool or in the QTRIP PDF

Map

Map of the South Coast District


 

1 Data source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Regional Profiles. www.qgso.qld.gov.au, retrieved 16 April 2024.

2 The detailed mapping reflects the latest National Land Transport Network (NLTN) Determination 2020 as published.

 
 
Reflects QTRIP 2024–25 to 2027–28.