Andrews is a former suburb of the
City of Gold Coast
The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774 it is the second most populous local government area in Australia (City of Brisbane being the ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
History
Andrews was created as a suburb in 1981 and named after a family who owned a large amount of the land in the area.
In 2002, Andrews was merged with
Stephens
Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States of America
*Alison Stephens (1970–2010), Brit ...
and a portion of
Robina, to form the new suburb of
Varsity Lakes
Varsity Lakes is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Varsity Lakes had a population of 15,026 people.
The suburb was originally known as ''Stephens'', but in 2002, Stephens, Andrews and a section of Robina wer ...
and the West Burleigh part of
Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Heads is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,077 people.
Geography
Burleigh Head is a cape () jutting into the Coral Sea at the northern mouth of Tallebudgera Cre ...
.
Andrews is no longer an official placename.
See also
*
Suburbs of the Gold Coast
There are eighty-one suburbs in the City of Gold Coast, a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The local government area has been amended several times since its creation in 1948, most dramatically by its amalgamation in 1994 with th ...
References
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Andrews
Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland
Varsity Lakes, Queensland
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