HOMEWORK: Gold Coast - Australian Identity

The beautiful city, the Gold Coast, fits into the Australian identity in many ways as well as contradicting many of the stereotypical views of Australia. The Gold Coast fits in with the Australian identity as it is famous for it's amazing beaches, tanned people with 'perfect' bodies, barbecues, drinking and having a very laid back attitude, just like the way Australia is more than often perceived by others. Although the Gold Coast has all of these things, it is also a very commercial city and is highly developed. It is home to the tallest residential building in the southern hemisphere, yet there are people who believe that Australians are rowdy 'bogans' and aren't capable of being civilised. The Gold Coast has a large population and is not at all desolate nor does it have wide open plains filled with nothing but kangaroos and emus, as many people believe is a common occurrence in Australia. Although this is true in some parts of the country, this does not apply to the Gold Coast what so ever. These are just a few ways the Gold Coast fits into the typical Australian identity as well as some of the ways it is very different to this.