Robina

Robina is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Robinais a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Robina had a population of 23,106 people.Robina is one of the first master-planned residential communities in Australia.

In 1980, Singaporean real estate developer Robin Loh a local property developer Arthur Earle purchased 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) of land in the southern Gold Coast, west of Broadbeach. The acquired land, which had previously been used for grazing, would become the suburb of Robina.Engaging international urban designers Moshe Safdie and Robert Lamb Hart, Dr Loh formed the Robina Land Corporation, which spearheaded the development of Robina into a residential and commercial hub now home to more than 30,000 people and with a workforce 20,000 strong. Robina is considered one of Australia's most successful planned communities, and is one of the Gold Coast's fastest growing suburbs. In the decade from 2001 to 2011 Robina experienced population growth of 4.8 per cent per annum.

The name Robina was officially gazetted on 11 May 1985. The name is a combination of "Robin" (Loh's given name) and "a" (for Arthur Earle).Robina State School opened on 29 January 1990.In the original plan, Kerrydale was to be a separate suburb zoned for a golf course, hotel, accommodation and public space to the south-east of the Robina Town Centre. Kerrydale was officially approved on 20 Ferurary 1989 and can be seen on maps of that period. However, it was legislated in the Local Government (Robina Town Centre Planning Agreement) Bill 1992 that Kerrydale would be amalgamated into Robina. On 19 May 1995 the boundaries of Robina were officially extended to absorb Kerrydale.Robina State High School opened on 29 January 1996.The Robina Library opened in 2000 with a major refurbishment in 2013.In the 2016 census, Robina had a population of 23,106 people.