| Type: | suburb |
| Guanaba | |
| City: | Gold Coast |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.9375°N 153.2411°W |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| Pop: | 852 |
| 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 |
Guanaba is a semi-rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Guanaba had a population of 852 people.
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 above sea level.
Guanaba State School was established circa March 1930 using a school building relocated from the former Carrara State School in 1929.[2] [3] It was officially opened on Arbor Day circa June 1930.[4] [5] 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.[6] [7]
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.
There are no schools in Guanaba. The nearest government primary schools are:[8]
The nearest government secondary schools are: