Mermaid Beach, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mermaid Beach
City:Gold Coast
State:qld
Postcode:4218
Area:1.5
Coordinates:-28.0483°N 153.4369°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Gold Coast
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:7329
Elevation:7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:City of Gold Coast
Stategov:Mermaid Beach
Fedgov:Moncrieff
Near-Nw:Broadbeach Waters
Near-N:Broadbeach
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-W:Mermaid Waters
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Sw:Mermaid Waters
Near-S:Miami
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Dist1:85
Dir1:SSE
Location1:Brisbane
Dist2:10
Dir2:S
Location2:Southport
Dist3:6
Dir3:SSE
Location3:Surfers Paradise
Dist4:23
Dir4:N
Location4:Tweed Heads

Mermaid Beach is a coastal suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the, Mermaid Beach had a population of 7,329 people.

Nobby Beach is a neighbourhood in the south of the suburb .[1]

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the west by the artificial canals of adjacent Mermaid Waters and to the east by the Pacific Ocean. To the north is the suburb of Broadbeach, to the south Miami. The Gold Coast Highway passes through Mermaid Beach.

The Gold Coast Oceanway (a pedestrian path) travels along Hedges Avenue.[2]

History

Mermaid Beach receives its name from the cutter HMS Mermaid. Explorer John Oxley sailed aboard the Mermaid in 1823 when he discovered the nearby Tweed and Brisbane rivers.[3]

Mermaid Beach was used during World War II by US servicemen and was named Los Angeles Beach as well as Miami Beach to the south.

Circa 1924, 70 allotments were advertised as "Mermaid Beach Estate" located at Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach to be auctioned by R. G. Oates Estates. The estate map has 3 estates for sale at Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach. The estates were divided in two by the "New Coastal Road" running through the Gold Coast.[4] [5]

Magic Mountain, Nobby Beach opened up in 1962

On 24 August 1975, the first McDonald's restaurant in Queensland opened in Mermaid Beach.[6]

St James' Anglican Church was dedicated on 11 November 1977 by Assistant Bishop Ralph Wicks. Its closure on 15 August 1993 was approved by Assistant Bishop Ron Williams.[7]

Demographics

In the, Mermaid Beach had a population of 5,722 people.

In the, Mermaid Beach had a population of 6,533 people.

In the, Mermaid Beach had a population of 7,329 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mermaid Beach but there are primary schools in neighbouring Broadbeach and Mermaid Waters and a secondary school in Mermaid Waters.

Amenities

The Mermaid Beach branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at QCWA Hall at 43 Ventura Road .[8]

Other community groups include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 May 2021.
  2. http://www.newtons.net.au/pdfs/scripts/hedges_script.pdf Millionaires Mile
  3. 13 September 2015.
  4. Mermaid Beach Estate main Southport surfing centre . Map . n.d. . Collections . State Library of Queensland . https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/253870.
  5. News: MARKET QUIET.. 15 January 1924. Daily Mail. 26 February 2019. 6827. Queensland, Australia. 12. National Library of Australia. 31 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531021941/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217635935. live.
  6. News: Potts . Andrew . 13 April 2020 . Gold Coast development: Then and now - famous Gold Coast buildings revealed . 24 January 2024 . . 24 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124070101/https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/akam/13/pixel_1f48aaec . live .
  7. Web site: Closed Anglican Churches. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 29 June 2020. Anglican Church South Queensland.
  8. Web site: Branch Locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. 26 December 2018. 26 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Mermaid Beach Surf Club. 2021-05-27. en-AU. 25 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221025114145/http://mermaidbeachsurfclub.com.au/. live.
  10. Web site: Nobbys Beach Surf Club. 2021-05-27. Nobbys Beach Surf Club. en-AU. 28 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231028035655/https://www.nobbysslsc.com.au/. live.