Mermaid Keys, QLD 4218
Gold Coast City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4218
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What to know about Mermaid Keys
Mermaid Keys (4218) sits in the Gold Coast region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-friendly: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Mermaid Keys scores 30/100 on walkability, which makes it car-friendly with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 10°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,387 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 6 government primary, 4 government secondary, 4 Catholic, 5 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 30/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
134,060 offences recorded in 2026 across the Gold Coast City Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Gold Coast City Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,387 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.3°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 10.3°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Mermaid Keys
- What is the Mermaid Keys postcode?
- Mermaid Keys is in the 4218 postcode, in QLD, in the Gold Coast City Council region.
- Where is Mermaid Keys?
- Mermaid Keys is a suburb in the Gold Coast City Council area, QLD 4218.
- What schools are in Mermaid Keys?
- There are 20 schools serving Mermaid Keys on this page, including Merrimac State High School, St Vincent's Primary School, Miami State School.
- How walkable is Mermaid Keys?
- Mermaid Keys has a Walk Score of 30 out of 100, car-dependent for most errands. transit score 0, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Mermaid Keys?
- Mermaid Keys is close to Q Supercentre, Rio Vista, Clear Island Waters, Rialto, Mermaid Waters.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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