Main Beach, Queensland
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Foreshore beach houses, 2015 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27°58′44″S 153°25′30″E / 27.9788°S 153.425°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Gold Coast | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,998 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 579/km2 (1,501/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4217 | ||||||||||||
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Main Beach (originally Southport East) is a coastal town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Main Beach had a population of 3,998 people.