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Queensland · SA2 309011228

What's going on in Mermaid Waters

Population 13,205 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#93 of 530 in Queensland

for Median rent (weekly) ($450)

Rank 2

#217 of 530 in Queensland

for Median age (40)

Rank 3

#217 of 530 in Queensland

for Average persons per bedroom (0.80)

The three dimensions where Mermaid Waters picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,753 / week
#238 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
40 years
#217 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
29.2%
#285 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
4.5%
#314 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.80
#217 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Mermaid Waters's sharpest rank is for Median rent (weekly). These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #475 · one rank above Brinsmead Queensland ↓ #477 · one rank below Carrara Queensland

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.