Cavill Avenue

Cavill Avenue is the central shopping, dining and entertainment thoroughfare of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Running from the Gold Coast Highway to Surfers Paradise Beach, it incorporates the pedestrianised Cavill Mall. Established around Jim Cavill's Surfers Paradise Hotel in the 1920s, it is now the city's main tourist precinct, lined with retail stores, restaurants, bars, street performers and direct access to the beach and G:link light rail.

Visitors can expect a busy, pedestrianised mall and street lined with retail shops, souvenir stores, restaurants, cafes and bars leading directly to Surfers Paradise Beach. The area features paved open spaces, street performers and buskers, outdoor dining, and easy access to the beachfront esplanade. The G:link light rail stops at Cavill Avenue station in the mall, and the precinct connects to nearby attractions, arcades and nightlife venues.

Named after Jim Cavill (James Cavill), who built the Surfers Paradise Hotel at the eastern end of the avenue in 1925 and is credited with establishing Surfers Paradise as a tourist destination. The avenue developed from the 1920s as the main access road from the highway to the beach and hotel, later pedestrianised as Cavill Mall in the 1970s-1980s to create a dedicated shopping and entertainment precinct.

Considered the heart and main entertainment precinct of Surfers Paradise and a central tourism hub for the Gold Coast, known for its shopping, dining, nightlife and beach culture. It serves as a gathering place for visitors and hosts street performance, markets and seasonal events.