Australia · AEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Gold Coast, Australia runs on UTC+10. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+10 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 14-hour difference between Gold Coast and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 9-hour difference between Gold Coast and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 1-hour difference between Gold Coast and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Gold Coast lines up with 09:00–17:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Gold Coast.
Practical Info
Gold Coast (Australia) is home to roughly 640K people. Today brings about 10.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:36, sunset at 17:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+10 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 28° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Australia
Capital
Canberra
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
AEST · Australia/Brisbane
Coordinates
28.02°S, 153.40°E
Currency
AUD ($)
Calling Code
+61
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Gold Coast runs about 57 kilometres of coastline with over 70 km of beach if you count the inlets, and its Surfers Paradise skyline holds some of the tallest residential towers in the southern hemisphere.
The clock: the Gold Coast keeps UTC+10 year-round with Queensland, so for half the year its clocks differ from Tweed Heads, the town immediately across the state border.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap