The 2016 Census has revealed a 27 percent increase in homelessness on the Gold Coast since 2011.
Homeless Connect organiser, Liz Fritz, says despite there being 1800 homeless people on the Gold Coast, it is often hard to identify them.
Ms. Fritz says, “We see people hanging about in their board shorts and t-shirts… it’s a real problem that we often don’t see what’s really happening.”