GET TO KNOW MERMAID BEACH Mermaid Beach is one the stunning coastal suburbs located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Census, Mermaid Beach had a population of 6,533. The suburb is bounded to the west by the artificial canals of adjacent Mermaid Waters and to the east by the Pacific Ocean. To the north is the suburb of Broadbeach, to the south Miami. The Gold Coast Highway passes through Mermaid Beach.