Helensvale, Queensland
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Helensvale is a suburb on the Gold Coast
in Queensland
, Australia
and was named after Helena White.At the 2006 Census, Helensvale had a population of 14,767.
In the next five years, Helensvale is expected to develop further as a transport hub, with the current linking of the Gold Coast Highway
and Pacific Motorway
, the two most important road routes on the Gold Coast with Helensvale Railway Station
at Westfield Helensvale
. This will develop further with Helensvale being the terminus of the northern end of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit plan. Many current and planned Surfside bus routes also connect Helensvale with the rest of the Gold Coast.
Helensvale was the first integrated suburb built on the hinterland fringe of the Gold Coast, and welcomed its first residents in the 1980s with a shopping centre, primary and secondary state schools, golf course, parks and a bowls club.
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and was named after Helena White.At the 2006 Census, Helensvale had a population of 14,767.
In the next five years, Helensvale is expected to develop further as a transport hub, with the current linking of the Gold Coast Highway
Gold Coast Highway
The Gold Coast Highway in Queensland, Australia links the coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast. 33 km in length, the highway passes through popular tourist resorts such as Southport, Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads and Currumbin...
and Pacific Motorway
Pacific Motorway
The Pacific Motorway is a 100 km long motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and the New South Wales-Queensland border at Tweed Heads. The motorway starts at Coronation Drive at Milton in Brisbane, and from 2008 links the Tweed Heads bypass in New South Wales...
, the two most important road routes on the Gold Coast with Helensvale Railway Station
Helensvale railway station, Queensland
Helensvale Station is a railway station at Helensvale on the Gold Coast Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.It is in Zone 12 of the TransLink integrated public transport system...
at Westfield Helensvale
Westfield Helensvale
Opened in Helensvale on 13 October 2005, Westfield Helensvale also referred to as Helensvale Town Centre, is the newest Westfield Shopping Centre....
. This will develop further with Helensvale being the terminus of the northern end of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit plan. Many current and planned Surfside bus routes also connect Helensvale with the rest of the Gold Coast.
Helensvale was the first integrated suburb built on the hinterland fringe of the Gold Coast, and welcomed its first residents in the 1980s with a shopping centre, primary and secondary state schools, golf course, parks and a bowls club.