| Elanora Gold Coast, Queensland |
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| Population: | 11,681 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1922 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4221 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 8.9 km² (3.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Currumbin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McPherson | ||||||||||||
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Elanora is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Elanora had a population of 11,681.
Elanora is located between Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek, 13 kilometres (8 mi) west-north-west of the coastal border town of Coolangatta and 94 kilometres (58 mi) south-southeast of Brisbane, the state capital. Its Local Government Area is the Gold Coast City.
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Elanora, an Aboriginal word for "home by the sea", was originally named as a platform on the South Coast Rail Line in 1922.[2]
Elanora is bounded by Tallebudgera Creek to the northwest, Pacific Motorway to the northeast and east, and Guineas Creek and Simpsons Roads to the southeast.[3] It contains Elanora State High School, Elanora Primary School and a small neighbourhood shopping centre on Nineteenth Avenue, and a larger shopping centre on Guinness Creek Rd called "The Pines". Elanora also boasts a large public library. Under the Queensland Government proposal to extend the Gold Coast Train Line, a station at Elanora, near "The Pines" Shopping Centre has been proposed to be built by 2015.
Elanora is held under the Federal Seat; Division of McPherson. The incumbent member for parliament is Liberal Party Member, Margaret May, MP
In the State Elections the suburb is represented by Liberal Party Member, Jann Stuckey, MP.
In the Local Government, Gold Coast City Council, Elanora is divided into two electorates: Division 13 and Division 14. Division 13 is represented by Cr Daphne McDonald (Deputy Mayor) and Division 14 is represented by Cr Chris Robbins.
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