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Mermaid Waters QLD 4218

6,979 addresses · 157 streets

Moncrieff Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Mermaid Waters · 75 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Mermaid Waters is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 13,088 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,766 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

13,088Population
40Median age
$1,766Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mermaid Waters statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mermaid Waters itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Robina, 5 km south-west · Light rail stop: Broadbeach South, 1.7 km north-east · Bus interchange: Greyhound Bus Terminal Surfers Paradise, 5 km north · Ferry wharf: Surfers Paradise Ferry Terminal, 5.3 km north · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 14.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs8/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 63.4%

Population by age in Mermaid Waters
Population by age, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4705
5-141,563
15-19710
20-24694
25-341,797
35-441,859
45-541,801
55-641,472
65-741,395
75-84806
85+288
Dwelling types in Mermaid Waters
Dwelling types, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,952
Townhouse1,584
Apartment328
Other93
Households by weekly income in Mermaid Waters
Households by weekly income, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650747
$650-1,4991,317
$1,500-2,9991,330
$3,000+1,233
Top ancestries in Mermaid Waters
Top ancestries, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English5,128
Australian3,963
Other1,580
Irish1,481
Scottish1,318
Ancestry NS724
Housing tenure in Mermaid Waters
Housing tenure, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,712
Mortgage1,691
Rented1,431
Other70
Cars per household in Mermaid Waters
Cars per household, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0251
11,739
21,961
3626
4+310
Commute to work in Mermaid Waters
Commute to work, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,248
Train22
Bus55
Tram/ferry20
Walked118
Bicycle72
Home1,006
Top countries of birth in Mermaid Waters
Top countries of birth, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand763
England621
China238
Brazil204
Japan121
South Africa109
Languages used at home in Mermaid Waters
Languages used at home, Mermaid Waters QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin292
Portuguese221
Japanese168
Spanish159
Cantonese131
Italian103

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