The Gold Coast Student Hub is situated in The Residence, named after its previous civic use as a home to the postmasters, doctors and nurses of Southport during the early to late 1900s.

From 1909 to 1967, it was the Postmaster General's Residence due to its convenient location directly next to the Gold Coast's major Post Office. In the late 1960s, the Southport Post Office was rebuilt and a Telephone Exchange was added. The role of the Postmaster had changed, so in 1967, The Residence was rebuilt entirely and became the Maternal and Child Welfare Centre. During this period the building housed nurses and sisters upstairs while providing service to mothers and children of the Gold Coast downstairs for nearly 50 years. In 2017 the building was purchased by the Howe family, who in 2002 had purchased and restored the old Ambulance Station next door at 45 Nerang Street Southport.

The Residence is now a fully restored multi-purpose commercial building with tenants including Study Gold Coast, Gold Coast Student Hub and Mr P.P.'s Deli.