Currumbin, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Currumbin (/kəˈrʌmbən/ kə-RUM-bən) is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

[3] The Gold Coast Highway enters the suburb from the north (Palm Beach) and exits to the south (Tugun).

Some properties to the south are separated from the beach only by an undeveloped public road reserve and the elevated land provides opportunities for views unusual at the coast.

[7] The City Council dredges the entrance of Currumbin Creek each year for flood mitigation, water quality, beach nourishment and navigation.

[11] The first hotel was built by Wallace McDonald Nicoll in 1910 on Duringan Street overlooking the mouth of the Currumbin Creek.

[11] On 8 May 1926, a Presbyterian Church was opened at Lower Currumbin by Moderator Reverend Mervyn Henderson.

[14] Part of Currumbin's success as a tourism, farming and timber hub was access via railway.

The Sanctuary comprises a substantial area of land on both sides of the highway adjacent to Flat Rock Creek.

At an award ceremony in the City of Cockburn in Western Australia, Currumbin was commended in particular for its excellence in community involvement and partnerships.

Border crossing points were either closed or had a Queensland Police checkpoint to allow entry to only those people with an appropriate permit.

The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5%, England 4.5%, South Africa 1.1%, United States of America 1%, Scotland 0.7%.

88.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Portuguese, 0.5% Japanese, 0.5% Swedish, 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Spanish.

Artwork from the festival often finds its way onto display on public and private spaces across the Gold Coast region including a horse in the park at Broadbeach, Fish along the foreshore at Harley Park, Pelicans along the bank of Currumbin Creek, a seal mother and pup along the Oceanway at Miami, a ship up on Point Danger and a metal goddess within a subdivision at Reedy Creek.

The Pacific Motorway crosses Currumbin Creek
Currumbin Beach, 1938
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary