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Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach vs Miami
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach profile · Miami profile
Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach Miami
Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach and Miami are neighbouring areas on the Gold Coast with very different housing styles. Miami has far more separate houses (31.4% compared to 9.8%) and homes with three or more bedrooms (49.6% compared to 26.6%). In contrast, Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach is much more transient and urban, with a far higher share of people who moved in the last five years (61.1% versus 50.5%) and a larger population of people born overseas (29.8% versus 22.6%).
These two areas share a very similar profile when it comes to typical personal and family incomes. Beyond their finances, they also track closely in their shares of First Nations people and those living in de facto relationships. Some gaps between them are shifting; for example, the difference in the number of people who rent has narrowed since 2011, while the gap in the number of people aged 65 and over has widened.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 10,337
- First area, 2016: 11,921
- First area, 2021: 13,997
- Second area, 2011: 6,364
- Second area, 2016: 6,843
- Second area, 2021: 7,445
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Miami: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Miami: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Miami: 1.5% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Miami: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Miami: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Miami: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Miami: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Miami: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Miami: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Miami: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Miami: 4.1% males, 4.4% females
- 30–34 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 5.4% males, 5.4% females; 30–34 in Miami: 4.8% males, 5.6% females
- 25–29 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 5.1% males, 6.8% females; 25–29 in Miami: 4.4% males, 5.3% females
- 20–24 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 3.0% males, 4.7% females; 20–24 in Miami: 2.9% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 15–19 in Miami: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 10–14 in Miami: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 5–9 in Miami: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 0–4 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach: 1.7% males, 1.5% females; 0–4 in Miami: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $690
- First area, 2016: $803
- First area, 2021: $950
- Second area, 2011: $618
- Second area, 2016: $761
- Second area, 2021: $919
- First area, 2011: $1,129
- First area, 2016: $1,347
- First area, 2021: $1,638
- Second area, 2011: $1,098
- Second area, 2016: $1,390
- Second area, 2021: $1,831
- First area, 2011: $1,409
- First area, 2016: $1,690
- First area, 2021: $2,134
- Second area, 2011: $1,415
- Second area, 2016: $1,844
- Second area, 2021: $2,270
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $330
- First area, 2016: $365
- First area, 2021: $440
- Second area, 2011: $330
- Second area, 2016: $370
- Second area, 2021: $470
- First area, 2011: $1,988
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $2,027
- Second area, 2016: $1,829
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach vs Miami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/309011227/mermaid-beach-broadbeach/vs/309011229/miami