Mermaid Beach
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Mermaid Beach Gold Coast, Queensland |
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Mermaid Beach, looking North
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| Population | 5,722 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4218 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mermaid Beach | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Moncrieff | ||||||||||||||
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Mermaid Beach is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Census, Mermaid Beach had a population of 5,722.
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.
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.
Mermaid Beach was used during World War II by US servicemen, and was named Los Angles Beach as well as Miami Beach to the south.
The Gold Coast Oceanway travels along Hedges Avenue.
Coordinates: 28°02′38″S 153°26′13″E / 28.044°S 153.437°E
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