{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Mermaid Waters | city = Gold Coast | state = qld | image = Mermaid Waters, Gold Coast.JPG | caption = Canal and homes in 2015 | coordinates = {{coord|-28.0497|153.4230|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}} | pop = 13088 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/> | established = | local_map = yes | zoom = 12 | postcode = 4218 | elevation = 5 | area = 7.1 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | lga = Gold Coast City | stategov = Mermaid Beach | fedgov = Moncrieff | dist1 = 6.8 | dir1 = S | location1 = Surfers Paradise | dist2 = 82.8 | dir2 = SSE | location2 = Brisbane | dist3 = 10 | dir3 = S | location3 = Southport | dist4 = 25 | dir4 = NNW | location4 = Tweed Heads | near-n = Broadbeach Waters | near-ne = Broadbeach | near-e = Mermaid Beach | near-se = Miami | near-s = Burleigh Waters | near-sw = Robina | near-w = Robina | near-nw = Clear Island Waters }}

'''Mermaid Waters''' is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|50201|Mermaid Waters|suburb in City of Gold Coast|accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mermaid Waters had a population of 13,088 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== Geography == thumb|left|H & A Oval, 2015 left|thumb|upright|One of the two small-sized shopping centres located in Mermaid Waters. Mermaid Waters is primarily a residential suburb, featuring many homes built along artificial canals and lakes, including the {{convert|17|ha|adj=on}} fresh water Lake Hugh Muntz.<ref>{{cite book | author = Dunbar, Chantal | title = Where to live in the Gold Coast | publisher = Where to Live Guides | location = Surfers Paradise, Australia | year = 2004 | pages = 174–7}}</ref>

== History == The suburb derives its name from {{HMS|Mermaid|1817|6}}, a cutter ship that brought Australian surveyor John Oxley to the region in 1823.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/heritage|title=Gold Coast Heritage site|accessdate=17 April 2007}}</ref> Oxley named the area where he landed "Mermaid Beach". The adjacent area to the west eventually became known as "Mermaid Waters".

Miami State School and Merrimac State High School both opened on 30 January 1979.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>

The Broadbeach Library (located in Mermaid Waters) opened in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf |title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|page=13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

== Demographics == In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Mermaid Waters had a population of 11,789 people.<ref name=Census2011>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31045 |name=Mermaid Waters (State Suburb) |accessdate=21 September 2014 |quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mermaid Waters had a population of 12,045 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31828|name=Mermaid Waters (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mermaid Waters had a population of 13,088 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31812|name=Mermaid Waters (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Shopping == There are two small local shopping centres in Mermaid Waters, and a medium-sized shopping centre, Q Super Centre, in the western parts of the suburb, with new retail and commercial developments being established in the adjacent area. Nearby Pacific Fair in Broadbeach Waters is one of the largest shopping centres in the Gold Coast.

== Education == left|thumb|Aerial view of Merrimac State High School, 2006 Miami State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 18-36 Oceanic Drive ({{coord|-28.0596|153.4260|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Miami State School}}).<ref name=SchoolList2018/><ref>{{cite web |title=Miami State School |url=https://www.miamiss.eq.edu.au |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |accessdate=9 August 2025}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 819 students with 64 teachers (55 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).<ref name=ACARA2017>{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archivedate=22 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> The school includes a special education program.<ref name=SchoolList2018/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiss.eq.edu.au|title=Miami SS - Special Education Program|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126145304/http://www.miamiss.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=26 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Merrimac State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Dunlop Court ({{coord|-28.0398|153.4163|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Merrimac State High School}}).<ref name=SchoolList2018/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merrimacshs.eq.edu.au|title=Merrimac State High School|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314064302/https://merrimacshs.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=14 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1208 students with 103 teachers (96 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent).<ref name=ACARA2017/> It includes a special education program.<ref name=SchoolList2018>{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|publisher=Queensland Government|date=9 July 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merrimacshs.eq.edu.au|title=Merrimac SHS - Special Education Program|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314064302/https://merrimacshs.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=14 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> == Amenities == Albert Waterways Community Hall is at the northern end of the suburb. Immediately adjacent is the Broadbeach Library, which despite its name is located in Mermaid Waters, opposite Pacific Fair. A customer service centre for the Gold Coast City Council is part of this precinct.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/broadbeach-10083.html|title=Broadbeach Library|website=Gold Coast City Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204424/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/broadbeach-10083.html|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Another community hall is located on the grounds of Miami State Primary School.

Pizzey Park Sports Complex hosts a variety of sports and clubs in the southern Gold Coast. Adjacent to the complex is the Miami Olympic Swimming Pool.

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category|Mermaid Waters, Queensland}} * {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/mermaid-waters|title=Mermaid Waters|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}

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