GymWyse
Gold Coast, Australia

Gym Software for Gold Coast 🇦🇺

Gold Coast's beach fitness culture meets smart gym management. BPAY, Direct Debit, and AUD pricing.

Starting at A$129/mo • No setup fees • Cancel anytime

Gold Coast Fitness Market

The Gold Coast is Australia's premier beach fitness destination, with over 250 gyms and studios serving a permanent population of 700,000 that swells significantly during peak tourist seasons. The city's fitness culture is deeply intertwined with its beach and bodybuilding heritage: outdoor bootcamps, surf fitness programmes, and physique-focused gyms operate year-round in subtropical conditions. Average membership pricing ranges from A$40 to A$65 per week at boutique studios in Broadbeach and Burleigh Heads, with tourist-oriented facilities in Surfers Paradise commanding premium rates for short-term passes. The Gold Coast fitness market faces a unique dual-challenge: building a stable core membership of local residents while capturing revenue from the millions of domestic and international tourists who visit annually. This requires software that seamlessly manages long-term members alongside casual visitors, short-term holiday passes, and seasonal programming. BPAY and Direct Debit are standard for local members, while card processing for tourist walk-ins is equally important.

Gyms in Gold Coast
250+
Total fitness facilities
Using GymWyse
5+
And growing every month
Avg. Members Managed
500+
Per GymWyse gym
Active In
5+ areas
Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, and Robina

Gold Coast Gyms Using GymWyse

Join these Gold Coast fitness businesses already growing with GymWyse

Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise Fitness

Boutique gym

420 members
Burleigh Heads

Burleigh CrossFit

CrossFit box

350 members
Palm Beach

Palm Beach PT Studio

PT studio

180 members

Gold Coast Neighborhood Breakdown

Fitness landscape across Gold Coast's top neighborhoods

Surfers Paradise

Tourist-oriented gyms, bodybuilding, beach fitness
Surfers Paradise is the Gold Coast's tourism epicentre, with gyms serving a mix of local residents and a constant flow of domestic and international visitors. Facilities here need to handle day passes, weekly tourist memberships, and long-term local memberships simultaneously. Bodybuilding culture remains strong, and the area's nightlife demographic creates demand for late-opening gym hours and flexible scheduling.
Avg. PricingA$45–A$70/mo

Broadbeach

Boutique studios, wellness, premium fitness
Broadbeach is the Gold Coast's more sophisticated beachside precinct, with boutique fitness studios and wellness spaces catering to an affluent residential and visitor demographic. The Star casino and convention centre precinct brings corporate event attendees who seek fitness facilities, creating opportunities for premium short-term access alongside core memberships.
Avg. PricingA$50–A$75/mo

Burleigh Heads

CrossFit, surf fitness, outdoor training, health-conscious community
Burleigh Heads is the Gold Coast's health-conscious heartland, where CrossFit boxes, surf fitness programmes, and outdoor training groups thrive alongside a vibrant cafe and wellness culture. The demographic is younger and more community-oriented than Surfers Paradise, valuing authentic programming and local community connection. Operators here build loyal followings through grassroots engagement and coastal lifestyle branding.
Avg. PricingA$45–A$65/mo

Coolangatta

Surf fitness, beach bootcamps, community gyms
Coolangatta sits at the Gold Coast's southern tip on the NSW border, with a laid-back surf community supporting beach bootcamps, surf fitness programmes, and community-oriented gyms. The cross-border location creates a membership catchment that includes northern NSW residents. Pricing is more accessible than the central Gold Coast, and operators succeed through community loyalty and consistent programming quality.
Avg. PricingA$35–A$55/mo

Robina

Family fitness, mixed-discipline gyms, indoor training
Robina is the Gold Coast's largest inland suburb and commercial centre, with a family-oriented fitness market centred around Robina Town Centre. Mixed-discipline gyms, family fitness centres, and indoor training facilities serve a residential demographic less connected to beach culture. Family membership packages, kids' programming, and after-school fitness classes are important offerings for operators in this area.
Avg. PricingA$35–A$55/mo

Built for Gold Coast

Features designed specifically for Gold Coast's fitness market

BPAY & Direct Debit

Local Australian payment processing for Gold Coast members.

AUD Pricing

Australian Dollar pricing with no hidden conversion fees.

Beach & Outdoor Fitness

Manage beach bootcamps, outdoor yoga, and park sessions year-round.

Tourist Season

Handle seasonal membership spikes during Gold Coast's busy tourist periods.

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Local Fitness Trends

What's shaping Gold Coast's fitness industry right now

Tourism-Core Membership Hybrid Management

Gold Coast gyms are developing sophisticated dual-revenue models that combine stable core memberships from local residents with seasonal tourism revenue. This requires software that manages long-term Direct Debit members alongside day-pass visitors, weekly holiday memberships, and event-driven short-term access without creating operational complexity or confusing the booking experience for either group.

Bodybuilding and Physique Culture Renaissance

The Gold Coast's bodybuilding heritage is experiencing a renaissance driven by social media fitness influencers and the annual Gold Coast events calendar. Gyms are investing in physique-focused programming, competition prep coaching, and supplement retail. Software with retail POS, programme tracking, and influencer management tools helps operators capitalise on this cultural resurgence.

Beach Fitness Regulation and Professionalisation

Gold Coast councils are formalising outdoor fitness operations along the beachfront with permit requirements, designated training zones, and capacity limits. Operators running coastal bootcamps and surf fitness programmes need software that tracks permits, manages outdoor session locations, enforces capacity compliance, and handles the GPS check-in logistics of beach-based training.

GymWyse vs Mindbody AU

See how GymWyse stacks up for Gold Coast gym owners

Feature
GymWyse
Mindbody AU
Monthly price (single location)
A$129/mo flat
A$179–A$899+/mo tiered
BPAY & Direct Debit
Fully integrated BPAY and Australian Direct Debit
Card-only billing, no native BPAY
Tourist/visitor pass management
Day passes, weekly memberships, walk-in processing
Limited casual visitor support
Beach session management
GPS check-in, permit tracking, outdoor scheduling
Basic scheduling only
Retail POS for supplements
Built-in POS with inventory tracking
Third-party POS integration required
Contract terms
Month-to-month, cancel anytime
Annual contracts on most plans

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from Gold Coast gym owners

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A$129/mo. No setup fees. No contracts. Cancel anytime.

A$129/mo
Core platform + Revenue Analytics + Member App
Pricing in AUD

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Serving gyms in Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, and Robina