| Labrador Gold Coast, Queensland |
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| Population: | 15,391 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4215 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Southport, Broadwater | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Moncrieff | ||||||||||||
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Labrador is a small suburb located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Labrador had a population of 15,391.
The suburb overlooks the Gold Coast Broadwater to the east and Southport on the southern border.
Dawn Rix in her book A History of Labrador writes that local sugar-planter and investor Robert Muir is believed to have named the area in the late 19th century after the a local fishery in north-eastern Canada, owing to the similarities both held in the recreational fishing. The Labrador Hotel, a building that was constructed circa 1881 by Queensland coach service Cobb and Co, evidently perpetuated the name "Labrador" for the area, but was destroyed by fire in 1888. Despite this, a residence called Labrador house was built and even, in 1921, Labrador State School.[2]
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In April 1878 sugar farmer Robert Muir and investor John Lennon bought 139 acres (0.56 km2) of portion 62 of Crown Land, originally known as Southport North. Portion 62 fronted the Broadwater from Biggera Creek to Broad Street, and the future Billington Street formed part of the western boundary, which continued north until it reached Biggera Creek. The land was surveyed and divided into 19 sections not long after its purchase. When the allotments were sold they were advertised as part of ‘Mr Muir’s Central Southport Estate’. The land overlooked the expanse of the Broadwater and was a good spot for fishing.
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