Mermaid Waters

QLD

Mermaid Waters is a growing region in QLD with 14,564 residents.

SA2 code: 309011228
State: QLD

Population

14,564

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+9.7%

3yr: +7.3% · 10yr: +15.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$450/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,753/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Mermaid Waters (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +7.3%5yr: +9.7%10yr: +15.8%Total: +22.2%

Population grew from 11,923 to 14,564 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.3%

Predominantly detached houses (59.9%), mixed tenure (68.2% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 59.9%

Townhouses 33.4%

2,952 houses1,647 townhouses328 apartments

Tenure

Owned 34.3%

Mortgage 33.9%

Renting 29.2%

Owned 34.3%Mortgage 33.9%Renting 29.2%Other / NS 2.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

134 (2.7%)

2 bed

1,363 (27.6%)

3 bed

1,552 (31.4%)

4 bed

1,462 (29.6%)

5 bed

368 (7.4%)

6+ bed

62 (1.3%)