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QLD · Gold Coast Council
Mermaid Waters, 4218
Est. population · Jun 2025
14,696
Growth (1 yr)
+1.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.8%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,766/wk
Employment rate
60.6%
Languages at home
15.6%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
In Gold Coast Council, Mermaid Waters is a settled established suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Against similar metro suburbs, community and employment stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with safety less decisive.
At a glance
Mermaid Waters snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$900/wk
Population (ERP)
14,696
+1.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#129
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
85th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
73rd
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
64th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 56.2/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 22% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1427th in Australia
- State rank
- 323rd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #129 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #198 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $900
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
14,696(June 2025)
+1.9% annual · +9.8% over 5 years · 73th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.9%
- 5-year growth
- +9.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +267
- Change in 5 years
- +1,306
- Growth rank in QLD
- 73th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~15,600), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 13,088
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,766
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 423 of 5,386
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 60.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,952 / 1,584 / 328 (+ 93 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 1,144
- Against the person
- 122
- Against property
- 609
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 77.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 107 residents
- State safety percentile
- 84.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -3%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences688
- Other Property Damage155
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1083
- Traffic And Related Offences166
- Unlawful Entry194
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,041
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 64th
School list
- Merrimac State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1029 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 930 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Miami State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1053 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 835 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Aussie Kids Mermaid WatersRope Courtkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
50 public transport stops in this suburb
- Gold Coast Hwy at Nobby Beach station
- Nerang Broadbeach Rd at Lakes Esp
- Nerang Broadbeach Rd at Rawle Court
- Sunshine Bvd at Bordeaux Street
- Sunshine Bvd at Surfers Avenue
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
300 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 1 pubs · 4 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 10 playgrounds · 85 swimming pools · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 64 parks mapped in suburb, 10 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 50 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 97 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 80/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.38
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.89
Food & drink(5)
- SubwayFast food
- Two Wise FishFast food
1 Sunshine Boulevard, Mermaid Waters
- Lonestar PubPub
- Hook'n'GrillRestaurant
- Jamroc Jamaïcan RestaurantRestaurant
Shopping(6)
- AldiSupermarket
- ColesSupermarket
14 Allandale Entrance
- IGASupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(3)
- Broadbeach Community SpaceCommunity centre
- Aussie Kids Mermaid WatersKindergarten
4 Rope Court, Mermaid Waters
- Merrimac State High SchoolSchool
Dunlop Court
Health & services(5)
- Australian Skin Cancer ClinicsClinic
- Gold Coast Dermatology ClinicMedical clinic
- AmcalPharmacy
- DP Pharmacy OutletPharmacy
- Mermaid Waters Veterinary SurgeryVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(144)
- Allandale Entrance ReservePark
- Bel Air ParkPark
- Cadence ParkPark
- Cessnock Close ReservePark
- Cottesloe Drive ReservePark
- Crocker ParkPark
- Deloraine Court ReservePark
- Doug Olver ParkPark
- Drayton ParkPark
- Dunlop Corner ParkPark
- Excelsior ParkPark
- Flinders ParkPark
- Goding ParkPark
- Haslewood Court ReservePark
- Helm Court ParkPark
- Jim Slorach ParkPark
- Karabella Court ReservePark
- Lake Hugh Muntz ParkPark
- Lake Intrepid ReservePark
- Lake Wonderland ParkPark
- Lamington ParkPark
- Little Drayton ParkPark
- Lyndon ParkPark
- Malcolm Stuart ParkPark
- McIlwain Family ParkPark
- Mel de la Haye ParkPark
- Monteclair Court ReservePark
- Morialta ParkPark
- Neighbourhood watch parkPark
- Ossie Keegan ParkPark
- Otway ParkPark
- Palmerston ParkPark
- Park (2)
- Pengola ParkPark
- Portobello ReservePark
- Portobello South ReservePark
- Rumrunner ParkPark
- Sovereign Drive Little ReservePark
- Sovereign Drive ParkPark
- Sunshine Boulevard ReservePark
- Tequila ParkPark
- Volante ParkPark
- Wanneroo Street ParkPark
- Warringah ParkPark
- Wilpena ParkPark
- Wollundry ParkPark
- GCCCPlayground
- Playground (9)
- OvalSports field
- Sports field
- Sailfish Cove's Kids PoolSwimming pool
- Sailfish Cove's Swimming PoolSwimming pool
- SwimartSwimming pool
- Swimming pool (82)
Transport(36)
36 bus stops
Other(46)
- BWSAlcohol
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Mermaid Robina Family ChiropracticAlternative
Markeri Street, Mermaid Waters
- ANZATM
- Commonwealth BankATM
- Heritage BankATM
- SuncorpATM
- BOQBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Heritage BankBank
- SuncorpBank
- Bbq
- Bench (12)
- Bicycle Parking
- Surfers Rent A CarCar Rental
Unit 2 11 Northview Avenue
- Bosch Euro Car Service CentreCar repair
- Mermaid Suspension CentreCar repair
- glamaCo Beauty Trade SuperstoreCosmetics
- Bunnings WarehouseDoityourself
Markeri Street, Mermaid Waters
- Galeb Brothers BJJDojo
- Garden (3)
- Mermaid Waters Multicultural GardenGarden
- Barney's PlaceGuest House
17 Verdichio Avenue
- Information (3)
- Gold Coast KitchenwareKitchen
- Mall
90 Markeri Street, Mermaid Waters
- Q Super CentreMall
- Waterways Shopping VillageMall
- Aussie KidsParking
- GCCCParking
- Parking (34)
- Parking Entrance (2)
- Parking Space
- Picnic Table (4)
- Australia PostPost Box
- Australia Post ShopPost office
- Public toilets
- Shelter (5)
- Slipway
- Gold Coast Legacy ClubSocial Facility
- National StorageStorage Rental
Northview Avenue
- Track
- TradelinkTrade
- Choice The Discount StoreVariety Store
- Waste Basket (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
61 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Albert Waterways ParkPark
- Allandale Entrance ReservePark
- Bel Air ParkPark
- Bermuda Street ParklandPark
- Bermuda Street ParklandsPark
- Cadence ParkPark
- Cessnock Close ReservePark
- Cottesloe Drive ReservePark
- Crocker ParkPark
- Deloraine Court ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 68
- Parks (OSM)
- 64
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 5
- Nearest hospital
- Miami Day Hospital (2.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- AmcalPharmacy
- Australian Skin Cancer ClinicsClinic
- DP Pharmacy OutletPharmacy
- Gold Coast Dermatology ClinicDoctor
- Mermaid Robina Family ChiropracticMarkeri StreetAlternative
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 244
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 16.6
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 20°
- Rainfall
- 628 mm · ~78 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 240 mm · ~30 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 282 mm · ~35 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksSouthport Burleigh Road26 Jul 2026 – 25 Sep 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Moncrieff
- Member of Parliament
- Angie BELL (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 125,713
- Turnout (2025)
- 85.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 58.8%Labor 41.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.3 km away).
Coalition 57.3%Labor 42.7%
1.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Miami West (Moncrieff)Labor 44.3% · Coalition 55.7% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Merrimac East (Moncrieff)Labor 40.7% · Coalition 59.3% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Mermaid BeachLabor 39.9% · Coalition 60.1% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- MiamiLabor 50.1% · Coalition 49.9% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- BroadbeachLabor 44.6% · Coalition 55.4% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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