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merrimac
Queensland · Census 2021
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Merrimac is a leafy residential suburb of Gold Coast.
Median house price
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People
Population
7,212
Median age
38 yrs
Income / person / wk
$788
Household income / wk
$1,688
Housing
Median rent / wk
$463
Mortgage / month
$1,733
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 44%
- Top language at home
- Japanese · 1%
- No religion
- 44%
- Born overseas
- 32%
- English only at home
- 83%
Local amenities
Amenity score
36/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
12
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
1.8 km
Nearest train
2.5 km
Nearest hospital
2.4 km
Distance to coast
6.6 km
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Satellite
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
2
Independent
1
Primary
3
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.9 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Gold Coast
- Council population
- 625,491
- Council area
- 1,333 km²
- Density
- 469/km²
- Federal grants
- $21.78M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $35/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- McPherson
- Federal MP
- Leon Rebello (LNP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 54% 2PP
- State electorate
- Mudgeeraba
- State MP
- Ros Bates (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.