Liveability
Safety, employment opportunities, transport and housing are all examples of this.
What are factors that influence liveability?
Meeting the needs of today without compromising future generations.
What is sustainability?
This mountain range forms the western backdrop of the Gold Coast.
What is the McPherson Range?
This is the world's largest ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This cardinal direction is where the sun sets.
What is west?
This suburb has the oldest median age in the comparison table at 55 years.
What is Tweed Heads?
According to Peter Calthorpe, cities should be designed around these rather than cars.
What are people?
This is the name of the Gold Coast's light rail network.
What is the g:Link?
This country is currently the most populous in the world.
What is India (or China?)
This imaginary line sits at 0° latitude.
What is the equator?
This term describes how suitable a place is for people to live.
What is liveability?
Public transport, walkability and renewable energy are examples of these.
What are sustainability features?
This World Heritage-listed national park is famous for waterfalls and ancient rainforest.
What is Springbrook National Park?
The movement of people from rural areas to cities is known as this.
What is urbanisation?
This landform is created when tectonic plates collide.
What is a mountain (or mountain ranges or volcanoe)?
At 3.4 people per household, this suburb has the largest average household size.
What is Pimpama North?
This mode of transport is generally more sustainable than private cars.
What is public transport (or light rail)?
Traffic congestion, housing affordability and urban sprawl are examples of these.
What are challenges facing the GC?
This city is often considered the world's largest megacity.
This process breaks rocks down at Earth's surface.
What is weathering?
A suburb may score poorly on this concept even if residents have high incomes because services, safety and transport also matter.
What is liveability?
Increasing housing density near transport hubs is an example of this type of urban planning.
What is sustainable urban development?
This process has driven much of the Gold Coast's growth due to lifestyle, climate and employment opportunities.
What is migration?
A city with more than 10 million people is known as this.
What is a megacity?
These settlements are often characterised by insecure housing and limited access to services.
What are informal settlements (slums)?