At a glance
- Fixed sites listed
- 30 on the Gold Coast: 2 fixed speed cameras, 8 combined red light and speed cameras, 14 red light cameras and 6 M1 point-to-point sections
- Mobile cameras
- Random sites; the Government publishes a list of sites on the Open Data Portal
- Red light fine
- $690 and 3 demerit points
- Speeding fine
- From $345 and 1 point to $1,986 and 8 points
- Signs
- Fixed speed camera sites have a courtesy sign before the camera, but one is not required by law
- Source
- Queensland Government, list updated 31 August 2026
The Queensland Government’s list of fixed speed and red light cameras names 30 Gold Coast sites: two fixed speed cameras on the Gold Coast Highway, eight combined red light and speed cameras, 14 red light cameras and six point-to-point sections on the M1 Pacific Motorway. Mobile speed cameras are a separate group and can be anywhere, so the list below is the fixed part of the picture only.
This guide copies the Gold Coast rows from the Government’s “Locations of speed and red light cameras” table, last updated 31 August 2026, and adds the Government’s explanation of how each camera type works. We have listed locations as the Government names them and have not added any mobile camera sites.
Which fixed speed cameras are on the Gold Coast?
The table lists two fixed speed cameras:
| Road | Suburb |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast Highway | Broadbeach |
| Gold Coast Highway | Southport |
The Government says fixed speed cameras are permanently installed on roads or at intersections, at high crash locations or on known high-risk roads. Sites are chosen using crash history, defined as 5 or more speed-related crashes within the past 5 years, or crash potential. All fixed speed camera sites have a sign placed before the camera, but the Government says the sign is a courtesy reminder and there is no legal requirement to install one.
Where are the combined red light and speed cameras?
| Intersection | Suburb |
|---|---|
| Bermuda Street at Christine Avenue | Burleigh Waters |
| Bermuda Street at Rudd Street | Broadbeach Waters |
| Markeri Street at Bermuda Street | Clear Island Waters |
| Smith Street at Kumbari Avenue | Southport |
| Southport-Nerang Road at Currumburra Road | Ashmore |
| Nerang-Broadbeach Road at Southport-Burleigh Road | Mermaid Waters |
| Gold Coast Highway at Margaret Avenue | Broadbeach |
| Gold Coast Highway at Olsen Avenue | Labrador |
The Government says combined cameras operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at intersections with traffic lights, and can detect red light and speeding offences at the same time, including speeding when the light is red, yellow or green. It says all new red light cameras are combined with speed cameras, and all existing red light only locations are being upgraded to combined cameras.
Which red light cameras are still red light only?
| Intersection | Suburb |
|---|---|
| Bermuda Street at Cottesloe Drive | Mermaid Waters |
| Gold Coast Highway at Ada Bell Way | Southport |
| Gold Coast Highway at Discovery Drive | Helensvale |
| Gold Coast Highway at Labrador-Carrara Road | Labrador |
| “Highway” (as written in the table) at Stewart Road | Tugun |
| Government Road at Central Street | Labrador |
| Kumbari Avenue at Smith Street | Southport |
| Musgrave Street at Coolangatta Road | Coolangatta |
| North Street at Scarborough Street | Southport |
| Olsen Avenue at Napper Road | Arundel |
| Southport-Nerang Road at Ashmore Road | Ashmore |
| Townson Avenue at Nineteenth Avenue | Palm Beach |
| Turpin Road at Central Street | Labrador |
| Wardoo Street at Queen Street | Southport |
The Tugun entry reads only “Highway” in the Government’s table, so we have not guessed which highway it means. The Government says red light cameras operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are usually attached to a pole or other infrastructure a few metres back from the solid white stop line, and they are programmed to activate when a vehicle crosses the line after the light has turned red. The road rules say a driver approaching a red light must stop as near as practical to, but before reaching, the stop line, and once your vehicle has travelled over the line you have committed an offence.
Which M1 sections have point-to-point cameras?
| Direction | Section |
|---|---|
| Southbound | Eagleby to Arundel |
| Southbound | Eagleby to Helensvale |
| Southbound | Helensvale to Arundel |
| Northbound | Gaven to Beenleigh |
| Northbound | Gaven to Oxenford |
| Northbound | Oxenford to Beenleigh |
All six are on the Pacific Motorway (M1). The Government says point-to-point cameras enforce speed limits where other types of enforcement may be difficult or dangerous, monitor locations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without an operator, and are placed on lengths of road, usually high-volume highways and motorways, with a history of speed-related crashes or the potential for them.
What about mobile speed cameras?
The Government says mobile cameras are deployed to approved sites at random, in marked or unmarked vehicles and by officers with hand-held devices, at any time of day or night, on any day of the year. It says sites are chosen mainly on crash history, and also for known high-risk speeding in school zones or at roadwork sites. The Government’s pages disagree about how many sites there are: the locations page says up to 3,000 mobile sites, while its page on types of cameras, last updated in July 2021, says up to 3,500. The list of mobile sites is on the Queensland Government Open Data Portal, and we have not copied it, because it changes. Our guide to school zones covers school zone speeds and the camera pilot.
What other camera types does the Government use?
The Government’s page on types of cameras also describes transportable road safety cameras, which an external service provider deploys to high-risk areas in regional and remote parts of Queensland, roadwork sites and school zones, and road safety camera trailers, which are operated by the Queensland Police Service and deployed to high-risk areas including highways and motorways, roadworks sites and school zones. It says the trailers are highly visible. It gives its reason for using speed cameras as reducing the risk and severity of crashes by deterring dangerous speeding, and it explains that red light crashes are often right-angle crashes, in which the sides of vehicles have less protection than the front and rear. For 2022-23 it lists the Camera Detected Offence Program fund as $204.7 million for safer road improvements, $29.1 million for road safety awareness and education and $4.5 million for Queensland health blood products.
What are the fines?
The Government’s demerit points schedule, last updated 1 July 2026, lists these penalties:
| Offence | Points | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Failing to stop for a red traffic light or arrow | 3 | $690 |
| Failing to stop for a yellow traffic light or arrow | 3 | $690 |
| Speeding less than 11km/h over the limit | 1 | $345 |
| Speeding 11km/h to 20km/h over | 3 | $518 |
| Speeding more than 20km/h, up to 30km/h, over | 4 | $777 |
| Speeding more than 30km/h, up to 40km/h, over | 6 | $1,295 |
| Speeding more than 40km/h over | 8 | $1,986 |
Double demerit points apply all year round for a second or later speeding offence of more than 20km/h over the limit within 12 months of an earlier offence.
What if I get a camera fine?
If you believe a camera fine was issued incorrectly, you can dispute it in court. The Government says you must dispute a fine within 28 days of the date of the infringement notice, and that you should not pay a fine you intend to dispute. If you do nothing, the State Penalties Enforcement Registry may take enforcement action, with additional referral fees, and demerit points are added to your record from the day of the offence. The Government’s dispute a fine page has the forms. Our guide to phone and seatbelt cameras covers the other camera offence group.
Sources
- Queensland Government — Locations of speed and red light cameras (last updated 31 August 2026; checked 19 October 2026)
- Queensland Government — Types of speed cameras and red light cameras (last updated 26 July 2021)
- Queensland Government — Demerit points schedule (last updated 1 July 2026)
- Queensland Government — Dispute a fine in court
Featured image: the Gold Coast Highway Bridge crossing the Nerang River at Southport, photographed in January 2017 (photo: Chris Olszewski / CC BY-SA 4.0) (text added)
OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with the Queensland Government, the Department of Transport and Main Roads or the Queensland Police Service. Camera sites can change; check the Government’s list and the signs on the road.