Hope Island, Queensland

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Hope Island Gold Coast, Queensland
Population:	5,396
Postcode:	4212
LGA:	Gold Coast City
State District:	Hope Island
Federal Division:	Moncrieff
Suburbs around Hope Island: Coomera Sanctuary Cove Southern Moreton Bay Islands Coomera Hope Island Paradise Point Helensvale Helensvale Paradise Point

Hope Island is an area in the city of the Gold Coast that is located roughly north of Runaway Bay. The area was named after colonial aristocrat Captain Louis Hope, who was granted approximately 1,800 acres (7.3 km²) of land at the mouth of the Coomera River in recognition of his contribution in developing the sugar industry in Queensland.

After arriving in Moreton Bay in 1848, Hope spent the next 20 years building sugar plantations on the edge of Moreton Bay. The development of a sugar plantation called ‘Rockholm’ on the Island was largely undertaken by the Grimes Family. By the twentieth century, the sugar and arrowroot plantation had passed into the hands of the Sheehan and Davidson families. Hope himself never actually lived in the suburb of Hope Island, preferring to live in Ormiston on the edge of Moreton Bay.

Hope Island is currently undergoing major strategic planning by developers, together with the Gold Coast City Council. Some development components / master planning considers complements of mixed use, commercial and residential developments.

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