Electric Vehicle Charging on the Gold Coast, Queensland: Where Official Sources Say You Can Charge, Who Sets the Price and How to Pay

Queensland’s state-backed fast-charging network is finished, and the Government’s own list of co-funded sites puts one fast-charging location in the Gold Coast, at Pimpama. The City of Gold Coast’s own chargers are a separate story: five of its charging sites were taken off the Chargefox app in November 2024 after they stopped working.

This guide uses the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) pages on the Electric Super Highway and the co-funded sites, both last updated in July 2026, and Chargefox’s own notice and help pages, as checked on 19 October 2026. The Government’s pages give no prices, and the City’s current charger list was not found, so both are marked below. Charger sites open, close and change owner, so confirm in an app before you drive.

What is the Queensland Electric Super Highway?

TMR’s Electric Super Highway page says the network of 54 fast charging locations is fully completed with the delivery of Phase 3, and that there are currently no plans to expand it. Phase 3 added 23 locations to link more regional and rural places, on routes such as Brisbane to Mount Isa, Goondiwindi to Emerald, Cunnamulla to Barcaldine and Longreach to Cairns.

TMR describes the chargers as being in locations close to major highways where there are existing amenities such as cafes, restaurants and shops. The page links to a map of the network and says that Yurika is the owner and operator, so questions go to Yurika by telephone on 1300 792 611. The page does not list which of the 54 sites are on the Gold Coast, so use the map it links to.

Which fast chargers are on the Gold Coast?

Three official or operator sources name specific places in or next to the city, and each lists a different set of chargers.

Site	Address	Source and what it says
Home Focus Pimpama	33 Nexus Drive, Pimpama QLD 4209	TMR’s co-funded list, status Open
Yur!ka Electric Highway, Gold Coast Airport	1 Eastern Avenue, Bilinga QLD 4225	Chargefox, November 2024, as a DC charging alternative
ENGIE Q Super Centre	14 Allandale Entrance, Mermaid Waters QLD 4218	Chargefox, November 2024, as a DC charging alternative

TMR’s co-funded locations page, last updated 23 July 2026, says the Queensland Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Co-fund Scheme delivered public fast-charging at 41 locations across Queensland, mainly in regional and tourist areas, and that each site has multiple fast chargers. Its table lists Pimpama as the one Gold Coast entry. The Government committed $10 million to the scheme, and the successful applicants were Evie Networks, Exploren (formerly ENGIE), NRMA, RACQ and Tesla.

The two Chargefox entries come from a notice dated 22 November 2024, so they are a snapshot from nearly two years ago. They show that Gold Coast Airport and Mermaid Waters had DC chargers at that time, not that they have them today.

What happened to the City of Gold Coast’s chargers?

Chargefox’s notice of 22 November 2024 says some EV chargers owned and maintained by the City of Gold Coast were inoperable and had been removed from Chargefox while the City completed an investigation and decided how to proceed. It says the City had installed 10 chargers, that the manufacturers of the chargers had been through a challenging period and had since been acquired by a new owner, and that spare parts had been hard to source.

The sites removed from the app were:

• Nerang Road Broadbeach Road, Carrara
• Marine Parade, Southport
• Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach
• Southport Nerang Road, Nerang
• Marine Parade, Coolangatta

The notice tells readers to refer to the City of Gold Coast for further information and updates. This guide did not find a current City page that lists which council chargers work today, so do not assume that any of the five sites above is back in service. If you rely on a council charger, check that it appears as available in the Chargefox app before you go.

Who sets the price of charging?

The charger’s owner does. TMR’s co-funded page says charging costs are set by each charging station provider and tells drivers to check the provider’s app or the PlugShare app for the latest pricing and charger availability. Neither TMR page gives a price per kilowatt-hour, so this guide does not quote one.

Chargefox’s help page on charging costs says prices vary from station to station, can be found on the Location details screen in the Chargefox app, and range from $0 up to $40 for a full charge, with the faster chargers typically costing more. It says you will typically be charged a cents-per-kWh rate. Owners may also set the price by:

• the time of day a session starts
• the day of the week
• the duration of the session, for example one price for the first 40 minutes of a 60-minute session and another for the remaining 20

Owners may change prices from time to time, and Chargefox says it does not set them.

How do I pay, and what are idle fees?

For chargers on the Chargefox platform, the app is where you see the price and the session costs. Chargefox says that when you stop a session you see a summary of the costs in the app, and that it sends a tax invoice to your registered email address. TMR’s pages do not explain how to pay at the Electric Super Highway or co-funded sites, so for any charger that is not on Chargefox, use the operator’s own app or contact number. For the Electric Super Highway, that is Yurika on 1300 792 611.

Some stations charge an idle fee, which Chargefox describes as a per-minute fee for staying plugged in without charging, sometimes called overstaying. Chargefox says there is typically a 10-minute grace period after your vehicle stops charging before idle fees start. Move your car when the charge finishes.

What should I check before I drive to a charger?

• Open the charger’s page in the provider’s app or in PlugShare and confirm it shows as available. TMR points drivers to both for pricing and availability.
• Read the price on the Location details screen. Prices can depend on the time of day, the day of the week and how long you stay.
• Check the address against the table above, because some sites sit in shopping centre car parks and others by the road.
• For an Electric Super Highway site, call Yurika on 1300 792 611 if the charger is faulty.
• Do not park a petrol or diesel car in a charging bay. Council parking rules still apply; our guide to Gold Coast parking fines explains how to pay or dispute a notice, and our clearways and towing guide covers cars moved from a clearway.

Is the network going to grow?

TMR says there are currently no plans to expand either the Electric Super Highway or the co-funded scheme, and it marks both as fully completed. That does not stop private companies from opening more chargers, but the Government pages will not list them. For a current picture, use a charger-finder app, and expect the sites named here to change over time.

Sources

• Department of Transport and Main Roads — Queensland’s Electric Vehicle Super Highway (last updated 24 July 2026)
• Department of Transport and Main Roads — Co-funded electric vehicle charging locations (last updated 23 July 2026)
• Chargefox — Update on chargers owned by City of Gold Coast (22 November 2024)
• Chargefox support — How much does it cost to charge?

Featured image: a Yurika charging station in Rockhampton, Queensland, not on the Gold Coast (photo: RegionalQueenslander / CC BY-SA 4.0) (text added)

OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with the Queensland Government, the City of Gold Coast, Yurika or Chargefox. Charger locations, prices and availability change; check the provider’s app before you travel.