Stephens is a former suburb of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The swamp, in turn, was named after Thomas Blacket Stephens who purchased 6980 acres of hinterland in 1873 to drain it into Little Tallebudgera Creek to create land for dairy farming.
[1][2][3] In the 1980s, Stephens began to develop a suburban character.
[4] The University commenced teaching in May 1989 with an initial intake of 322 students.
[5] In 2002, Stephens was merged with Andrews and a portion of Robina, to form the new suburb of Varsity Lakes and the West Burleigh part of Burleigh Heads.