The Gold Coast is the sixth largest, and fastest growing, city in Australia. In 2016, its population was 550,000, having increased by 12% over the previous five years. If we divide this population into five main age groups – 0-17, 18-34, 35-49, 50-69, and 70+ – we find that each of the first four age groups all average around 22% of the population, with the fifth age group, 70+, 12% of the population. This profile does not vary by more than 1% from Queensland and Australian figures.The Gold Coast does not have a predominance of younger or older people but conforms very closely to State and National figures.