Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Runaway Bay had a population of 9,308 people. The neighbourhood of Anglers Paradise is situated within Runaway Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 8,970 residents
- Description: suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Runaway Bay, Queensland” and “Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southport Airport.
Southport Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: DS28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southport Airport is an airport located 3.5 nautical miles northwest of Southport, in Coombabah, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by the Southport Flying Club. Southport Airport is situated 3½ km west of Runaway Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southport and Chinatown.
Southport
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southport is the central business district or business centre of the Gold Coast. Though it is the CBD of the Gold Coast, it is not as bustling as other places in the Gold Coast, and if you happen to be driving through it, there's a good chance you may not even realise you're in the CBD.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Shiftchange, CC0.
Gold Coast Chinatown is a precinct in the Gold Coast's suburb of Southport, Queensland, Australia. It is centred on Davenport and Young Streets but also includes the connecting laneways Regent and Davison Lanes and parts of Nerang, Garden and Scarborough Streets. Chinatown is situated 6 km south of Runaway Bay.
Northern suburbs
Photo: Herry Lawford, CC BY 2.0.
The northern suburbs of the Gold Coast may be perhaps the most residential, but they are the most wild ones, containing many of the Gold Coast's theme parks.
Runaway Bay
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-27.91224° or 27° 54′ 44″ southLongitude
153.40295° or 153° 24′ 11″ eastPopulation
8,970Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
5R4M3CQ3+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 2112137035OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8348932Wikidata ID
Q7379645
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In Other Languages
“Runaway Bay” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ランナウェイベイ”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Runaway Bay Centre and Runaway Bay Sporting Complex.
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