Guanaba

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title: "Guanaba" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["suburbs-of-the-gold-coast,-queensland", "localities-in-queensland"] topic_path: "general/suburbs-of-the-gold-coast-queensland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanaba" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
type	suburb
name	Guanaba
city	Gold Coast
state	qld
image	The official opening of Guanaba State School, June 1930.jpg
caption	Official opening of Guanaba State School, June 1930
coordinates
local_map	yes
zoom	11
pop	852
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode	4210
area	22.1
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
dist1	25.4
dir1	WNW
location1	Southport
dist2	27.5
dir2	WNW
location2	Surfers Paradise
dist3	72.3
dir3	SSE
location3	Brisbane CBD
lga	City of Gold Coast
stategov	Theodore
fedgov	Wright
near-n	Wongawallan
near-ne	Upper Coomera
near-e	Maudsland
near-se	Mount Nathan
near-s	Clagiraba
near-sw	Tamborine Mountain
near-w	Tamborine Mountain
near-nw	Tamborine Mountain
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Geography

The locality consists of small acreages focused around the equestrian community.

The eastern boundary of Guanaba follows the Coomera River. Tamborine National Park occupies a section in the west where elevations reach to around 40 m above sea level.

History

Guanaba State School was established circa March 1930 using a school building relocated from the former Carrara State School in 1929. It was officially opened on Arbor Day circa June 1930. It closed circa 1942.

The first polo club on the Gold Coast was established at Guanaba in 1974. Following the sale of the property in 2019, it became a private luxury resort.

Demographics

In the , Guanaba recorded a population of 798 people, 49.6% female and 50.4% male. The median age of the Guanaba population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37. 74.1% of people living in Guanaba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.6%, Netherlands 1.5%, Germany 1.3%, Ireland 0.9%. 91.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% Mandarin, 0.8% Dutch, 0.6% German, 0.4% French, 0.4% Greek.

In the , Guanaba had a population of 793 people.

In the , Guanaba had a population of 852 people.

Education

There are no schools in Guanaba. The nearest government primary schools are:

St Bernard State School in neighbouring Tamborine Mountain to the south-west
Highland Reserve State School in neighbouring Upper Coomera to the north-east
Gaven State School in Oxenford to the north-east

The nearest government secondary schools are:

Tamborine Mountain State High School in neighbouring Tamborine Mountain to the south-west
Upper Coomera State College in neighbouring Upper Coomera to the north-east
Pacific Pines State High School in Pacific Pines to the east

References

{{cite QPN. 46050. Guanaba. locality in City of Gold Coast
(13 March 1930). "GUANABA STATE SCHOOL.". [[The Brisbane Courier]].
"Guanaba history".
(13 March 1930). "GUANABA STATE SCHOOL.". [[The Brisbane Courier]].
(6 June 1930). "SCHOOL OPENS". [[South Coast Bulletin]].
"Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
Campbell, Bonnie. (2024-04-28). "The luxury estate used by George Clooney hits Gold Coast market".
"About".
{{Census 2011 AUS
{{Census 2016 AUS
{{Census 2021 AUS
"Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". [[Queensland Government]].

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