The Gold Coast needs 6,500 new homes a year, but where can they be built?

The Gold Coast is running out of greenfield land to house its growing population, with community opposition seeing proposals for higher-density development within the city’s existing footprint rejected.

But with its almost 640,000-strong population expected to reach 1 million in the next two decades, 6,500 new dwellings a year will need to be built somewhere.

The alternative is a…