Assaulted by Crackhead in Southport

Hey guys I been in the Gold Coast for just over 2 months from the UK and I moved to Southport. A few days ago I got off the tram walking to Australia fair to do my food shop and one of the druggies followed me shouting at me I stopped and turned around as he punched me to the floor leaving me with a severe black eye and ongoing headache for days. What is the policing like around here as I’ve heard the drug users in Southport is a common problem and wasn’t sure if it was going to be a waste heading to the station to report and potentially take to court.