Southport Lawn Cemetery
The 4.84 hectare Southport Lawn Cemetery is controlled by the City of Gold Coast as trustee.
Sites are available for purchase.
Cemetery regeneration
The City is planning ahead to provide cemetery services to the community now and in the future. The regeneration works are planned to be undertaken from 29 June 2020 to 31 July 2020. Please note that during construction, the cemetery's main entrance will be closed. There is a second entrance from the same road available. We thank you for your patience during this time.
To find out more go to our Cemetery regeneration project page.
Opening hours
The cemetery is open to vehicles from 6.30am to 6.30pm. Pedestrian access is available 24 hours.
Burials
- lawn and lawn beam sections
- infants and children's section.
Cemetery layout
View the Southport Lawn Cemetery layout.
Note: the map depicts the sectional layout of the cemetery only. For information relating to vacant sites within the cemetery, please contact our Cemeteries team for current availability.
Ashes memorials
- Columbarium wall - single, double and triple niches
- Garden of remembrance - single and double sites
- Ash scattering area - for memorialisation only.
Burial records
Our Cemeteries team can help with enquiries about burial records - see the 'Contact us' subheading below for contact details.
Earliest recorded burial
21 May 1970
Approximate burials since first record (as at 2009)
- 5166 burials
- 1283 ashes interments.
Getting here
Location: Melia Court, Southport
Public transport: Use Translink's journey planner to plan your trip using public transport.
Contact us
Cemeteries Administration can be contacted as follows:
Office hours: 8am to 4.40pm - Monday to Friday (except public holidays)
Phone: 07 5581 6640
Email: cemeteries@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
Address:
City of Gold Coast - Cemeteries Administration
PO Box 5042
GOLD COAST MC 9726
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