People First Stadium is the Gold Coast's newest sporting and entertainment stadium with a capacity of 27,500 spectators, which is capable of being extended to accomodate approximately 40,000 patrons in the future. It features an AFL oval and is capable of hosting cricket matches, concerts, festivals, athletics events and football (soccer) matches. People First Stadium is the proud home ground of the Gold Coast SUNS AFL and AFLW teams.
The stadium is located adjacent to the Carrara Sporting Complex on the site of the old Carrara Stadium and has been designed to be an iconic landmark of the Gold Coast.
Environmentally sustainable features have been built into People First Stadium including water tanks (with a total capacity of 650,000L) that are plumbed to the stadium’s toilet facilities. The stadium has also been fitted with 450 metres (574 individual units) of solar panelling which combined, form a 5m wide inner rim around the stadium’s entire roofline.