At a Glance
Queensland, the Sunshine State. Beautiful one day, perfect the next – that’s Queensland.
With an average of 300 days of sunshine each year, Queenslanders enjoy warm summer months and more winter sunshine than most other Australian states.
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It is a place where vibrant modern cities are surrounded by some of the greatest natural wonders of the world.
Four million people call it home and thousands more move here every year, making it the best-performing economy in Australia and the fastest growing state in Australia.
Australia is a vast land mass. It covers 7,617,930 square kilometers, and of that, Queensland takes up 1,852,462 square kilometers. By comparison, the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland) covers just 244,820 square kilometers. That means you could put the United Kingdom into Australia just over 31 times, and into Queensland 7.5 times.
For further comparison, the population of the United Kingdom is over 60 million people (est), while Australia is home to only 23 million people.
Queensland is Australia’s second largest state, covering 1,852,462 km2. It is the third most populous with more than 4 million inhabitants. It occupies 22.5 per cent of the Australian continent and has boundaries with New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory. In the north it is bounded by the Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait and the Coral Sea, with the South Pacific Ocean on the eastern shores. The total coastline is 7400 km with the Great Barrier Reef fringing the eastern coastline for more than 2000 kilometers.
Immigration is an important feature of Australian society. Since 1945, over six million people from 200 countries have come to Australia as new settlers. Migrants have made a major contribution to shaping modern Australia. People born overseas make up almost one quarter of the total population. Our culturally diverse society includes Indigenous peoples and settlers from countries all around the world.
Queenslanders enjoy an outdoor lifestyle with world class beaches and waterways, national parks, rainforests and tropical reefs.
With up-to-date technology and services, and the lowest taxes in Australia, Queensland is the preferred destination for many interstate and overseas visitors and each year.
Brisbane, the capital, is located in the south-eastern corner of the State.
Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Region occupies a highly favoured location in the richly productive and progressive south-east corner of Queensland and is one of Queensland’s and Australia’s leading tourist destinations, and is easily accessible by road, rail and air.
The Sunshine Coast region stretches across 3127 Square Kilometres from the mountains to the sea with a population of 313,000 permanent residents, and about 50,000 tourists and seasonal workers. The Sunshine Coast, aptly named with a daily average of 7 hours sunshine, is one of the sunniest places in the world.
The daytime beach temperature in July averages around 20°C and in January, the temperatures average around 28°C, with occasional days in the low 30s. Although the daily temperature is often higher at this time of year, soothing sea breezes usually create a balance.
The Sunshine Coast has a little something for everyone to enjoy. Beaches at Noosa, Coolum, Mooloolaba, and Caloundra provide the perfect summer family getaway with sun, surf, sand and everything else to guarantee a great time. In winter months, sea temperatures usually range from 19 to 26 degrees.
Summer or winter, you’ll always find people on the beach, out in boats, dining alfresco on Hastings Street, and enjoying the great outdoors.
For more on the Sunshine Coast Region, go to our Sunshine Coast Info page.
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