Main Beach (originally Southport East) is an
affluent beachside suburb on the Gold Coast in
Queensland, Australia.
At the 2011 Census, Main Beach had a population
of 3,496

The Main Beach area is defined by the narrow
coastal dune between the sea and the mouth
of the Nerang River. Narrowneck formed the
southern boundary and to the north a spit of sand
terminated in a break or bar between the
Broadwater and the sea. A natural basin for boats
existed at the mouth of the river.