Hope Island, Queensland

the suburb of the Gold Coast

Sanctuary Cove, a gated community in the north of the suburb
Boykambil in the east of the suburb
Santa Barbara in the west of the suburb

Hope Island is positioned on the northern Gold Coast. It is bounded by the Coomera River to the west, north west, and north. The river then splits into a northern and southern branch around Coomera Island to east. the southern branch bounds Hope Island to the east. Hope Island is bounded to the south west and south by Saltwater Creek. The undeveloped Coomera Island lies to the east of the Hope Island preventing direct access to Moreton Bay. The Pacific Motorway is to the west passing through the neighbouring suburb of Helensvale. 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. In the , Hope Island had a population of 11,186 people.

Hope Island is serviced by many transport options for both local and inter city commuting. It is located adjacent to the M1 motorway connecting it with the rest of the Gold Coast and Brisbane, as well as 20 minutes from the Coomera railway station with regular direct services to Brisbane city and airport. Golf buggies are a popular form of transport within Hope Island Resort and the neighbouring Sanctuary Cove Resort. A buggy path linking the two resorts has recently been completed by Gold Coast City Council, allowing Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island Resort residents to access each other's resorts. Hope Island is also serviced by bus services 711 & 718 which are operated by Surfside Buslines, The 711 bus service route is from Sanctuary Cove to Southport running hourly, the 718 bus route from Santa Barbara to Helensvale Station runs on a less frequent basis.

Hope Island Marina Shopping Village is a tropical style, waterfront, open air shopping and dining centre located on the Hope Island Resort Marina. Its major tenant is Coles, along with a number of specialty stores as well as waterfront cafes and restaurants. There is a large medical centre (Hope Island Medical Centre), optometrist practice (Hope Island Optical, next to coles) and pharmacy. There are smaller shopping areas at Hope Island Central and along Hope Island Road including veterinary clinics, child care facilities, shopping, and services. A recently completed buggy path allows Hope Island Resort residents easy access to the commercial area and dining precinct within Sanctuary Cove, as well as the Intercontinental Hotel and other facilities.

A large portion of Hope Island is home to the Hope Island Resort, a gated community with facilities such as marina, half Olympic pool, golf course, tennis and 24 hour security. Links Hope Island (part of Hope Island Resort) is home to an 18 hole championship course designed by five time British Open champion Peter Thomson. Hope Island Resort has its own private broadband network. A modern Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) network which is used for cable television delivery, the gate intercom, community telephony, security and super fast Internet delivery to all residents. Newer parts of the resort have a full fibre to the premises (FTTP) connection.