Gold Coast: city in Queensland, Australia
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Gold Coast as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.36, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.11, 5.3, 5.21 and 4.56. Street construction in Gold Coast increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1976-1990 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gold Coast spans a total of 1693 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 5.3, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 3.11, 4.3, 4.35 and 4.36. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Gold Coast has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.19 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Gold Coast and Queensland do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gold Coast peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Queensland peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Gold Coast fare in comparison to others in Queensland? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gold Coast was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Queensland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Queensland, street construction in Gold Coast has become more connected. Gold Coast ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Gold Coast and Australia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gold Coast peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Australia peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Gold Coast fare in comparison to others in Australia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gold Coast was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Australia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Australia, street construction in Gold Coast has become more disconnected. Gold Coast ranked 9th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Gold Coast and Queensland follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gold Coast is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Queensland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Queensland, the street network in Gold Coast has become more disconnected. Gold Coast ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Gold Coast and Australia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gold Coast is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Australia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Australia, the street network in Gold Coast has become more disconnected. Gold Coast ranked 9th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Gold Coast had a built-up area of 102.13 square kilometers, and a population of 319509 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: