Miami is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Miami had a population of 7,445 people.

Geography

Miami is located along the

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, south of

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and north of the Queensland /

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border at

Coolangatta Coolangatta is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the Gold Coast's southernmost suburb and it borders New South Wales. In the , Coolangatta had a population of 6,491 people. History Coolangatta is situat ...

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads is a coastal city at the mouth of the Tweed River in the Northern Rivers region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tweed Heads is the northernmost town in New South Wales, and is located in the Tweed Shire local government ...

. The town of North Burleigh is located within the suburb (). Miami has the following mountains: * North Nobby () * South Nobby (Little Burleigh) () Miami has the following beaches: * Nobby Beach () extending north to

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* Miami Beach () * North Burleigh Beach () extening south to Burleigh Heads Its commercial activity is mainly confined to the

and there is some

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around Christine Avenue. The

runs north to south through Miami, with Christine Avenue and Pacific Avenue connecting to the west.

History

The history of Miami can be dated back to the early 1920s when prospective investors were looking over plans for a new

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called Miami Shore at North Burleigh. The name "Miami Shore" was chosen as a reference to Miami Shores, Florida. The investors built their wooden or

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bungalows on estates such as this, or rented their cottages to holiday makers. They could also stay in the Hotel Miami which opened in 1925 by E. H. Berry. In 1953,

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s were constructed. Pizzey Park Sporting Complex was established on in 1969. Miami State High School opened on 1 January 1963. Because there was a visible rock face remaining from an earlier quarry, the school principal William Callinan covered it up with a set of huge yellow letters saying "HI MIAMI HIGH". It now says just "MIAMI HIGH". On Sunday December 22, 1963, Calvary Memorial Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by Archbishop James Duhig. It commemorates those who served in the

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. Miami State School opened on 30 January 1979; it is now within the suburb boundaries of

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. In 1988, Australian musician

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's music video for the top-10 song "

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" was filmed outside the famous "Miami Ice" factory at 2015 Gold Coast Highway.

Demographics

In the , Miami had a population of 6,843 people. In the , Miami had a population of 7,445 people.

Heritage listings

Miami has a number of heritage sites, including: * 2171 Gold Coast Highway (): Miami State High School Sign

Education

Miami State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 2137-2205 Gold Coast Highway (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,255 students with 103 teachers (100 full-time equivalent) and 62 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent).

Facilities

Miami Day Hospital is a private day hospital at 24 Hillcrest Parade ().

Amenities

Pizzey Park Pizzey Park is an open-air sports and recreation precinct in Miami, a suburb in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The site is owned and operated by the Gold Coast City Council. History The Pizzey Park sporting complex was established ...

is a major Gold Coast sporting and recreational located at 80 Pacific Avenue (). Calvary Catholic Church is at 50 Redondo Avenue (). It is part of the Burleigh Heads Catholic Parish within the Archdiocese of Brisbane. Burleigh Bears Rugby League Football Club is at 80 Pacific Avenue (). Gold Coast Burleigh Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course at 114 Albion Street (). There are two surf life saving clubs in Miami: * Miami Beach Surf Life Saving Club, 2 Hythe Street () * North Burleigh Surf Life Saving Club, 293 The Esplanade () Other sporting teams include the

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, and the Bond Pirates Rugby Union Club in Pizzey Park, which fields teams in juniors, seniors, women and Over 35s competitions. Bond Pirates have provided Wallabies players Tai McIsaac and James Slipper, and several members of the Croatian and Tongan national teams. Bond Pirates is an amalgamated Club, consisting of the original Bond University Club and the original Pirates Club.

Transport

Miami has two high frequency bus services that run at intervals of 8–15 minutes during peak times. Buses that travel through the suburb are: 700 Broadbeach South - Tweed Heads (the 700 gets extend to the

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between 12am-5am weekdays), 777 Broadbeach South -

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(777 is an express bus route) and the TX1

- Dream World (TX1 is a theme park express service only). All bus services on the Gold Coast are provided by

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under contract by Translink, a subsidiary of the

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. The Gold Coast Light Rail is currently being extended along the

as part of the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 extension to

Burleigh Heads Burleigh Heads is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,572 people. Geography Burleigh Head is a cape () jutting into the Coral Sea at the northern mouth of Tallebud ...

, these works are expected to reach completion in 2025. Of the eight stations which are to be delivered as part of the Stage 3 works three will be located in Miami, Miami North Station (opposite Miami State High), Miami Station (between Hythe Street and Miami Shore Parade) and Christine Avenue Station (between Mountain View Avenue and Christine Avenue).

References

Sources

External links

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Map of Miami
{{Localities in Gold Coast Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland Coastline of Queensland Australian places named after U.S. places or U.S. history