Mermaid Beach

Mermaid Beach is a coastal suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

Mermaid Beach is a coastal suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mermaid Beach had a population of 6,533.Nobby Beach is a neighbourhood in the south of the suburb (28.0589°S 153.4414°E? / -28.0589; 153.4414? (Nobby 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 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.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.At the 2011 Census, Mermaid Beach had a population of 5,722.