Mermaid Waters is a suburb
on the Gold Coast in
Queensland, Australia. At the
2011 Census, Mermaid
Waters had a population of
11,789.[1]

The suburb derives it name
from the Mermaid, a cutter
ship that brought Australian
surveyor John Oxley to the
region in 1823.[2] Oxley
named the area where he
landed "Mermaid Beach". The
adjacent area to the west
eventually became known as
"Mermaid Waters".
Mermaid Waters is primarily
a residential suburb,
featuring many homes built
along artificial canals and
lakes, including the 17-
hectare fresh water Lake
Hugh Muntz.[3] Mermaid
Waters is serviced by three
public transport routes:
Surfside Buslines routes 756
Broadbeach South - West
Burleigh, 750 Broadbeach
South - Robina Railway
Station and 757 Broadbeach
South - Burleigh Heads.