City in Queensland, Australia

Air quality in Gold Coast

Updated October 2026Sources

5.6PM2.5 µg/m³, yearly

Fairly clean

The annual average PM2.5 in Gold Coast was 5.6 µg/m³ in 2024, about 1.1 times the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

Key facts

PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ yearly average (2024). Measured at Gold Coast.
PM10: 15 µg/m³ (2024).
Nitrogen dioxide: 15.7 µg/m³ (2024), mostly from traffic.
Recent average: 5 µg/m³ over the last five years of measurements.

PM2.5 by year

Year	Annual average
2024	5.6 µg/m³
2023	5.5 µg/m³
2022	4.1 µg/m³
2021	4.6 µg/m³
2020	5.3 µg/m³
2019	8.3 µg/m³
2018	6.5 µg/m³

Air quality across Australia

Place	PM2.5	Level
Hobart	4.9 µg/m³	Meets the WHO guideline
Sunshine Coast	5.5 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Gold Coast	5.6 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Magnetic Island	5.6 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Cairns	5.8 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Fremantle	5.9 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Adelaide	6 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Launceston	6.2 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Perth	7 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Melbourne	7.9 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Brisbane	8 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Darwin	9 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Sydney	11 µg/m³	Moderate
Newcastle	11 µg/m³	Moderate
Canberra	14 µg/m³	Moderate

Quick answers

Is the air in Gold Coast bad?

Fairly clean: 5.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5 on average, 1.1× the WHO guideline.

How does Gold Coast compare with the rest of Australia?

People in Australia breathe 6 µg/m³ of PM2.5 on average (2023, World Bank/WHO), against 5.6 µg/m³ measured here.

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Sources

Annual averages are measured values reported to the WHO; check a live map for today's air. Compiled and reviewed by SoloSquare. How we compile and score this. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.