Demolition Mermaid Beach

Mermaid Beach, in short

Mermaid Beach is a narrow coastal strip about six kilometres south of Surfers Paradise. The ocean runs along its eastern side and the canals of Mermaid Waters along its western side, with Broadbeach to the north and Miami to the south. Hedges Avenue follows the beach at the northern end, the oldest part of the suburb, with the Gold Coast Oceanway path beside it. The Gold Coast Highway runs through the middle, and since August 2026 the light rail has run down its centre.

From fibro shacks to new homes

Mermaid Beach was once full of fibro beach shacks. Over the past few decades many have been knocked down for large new homes, first on Hedges Avenue and now on the side streets off it. East of the highway, most housing is still detached houses and duplexes, with low-rise unit blocks mixed in. So the typical job here is a house knockdown: an older shack or beach house cleared for a new build. Fibro means an asbestos survey comes first, every time.

The ground and the beach

The suburb sits on coastal sand between the surf and the canals. Sand is easy to dig, but it moves, so holes left by old footings, slabs and pools are backfilled and compacted to give the new slab a firm base. Lots close to the beach can carry coastal requirements. Decades of salt air also rust old steel, nails and roof sheeting, so the structure is checked before anyone climbs on it.

The council, and getting to you

Mermaid Beach is in the City of Gold Coast. Most demolitions need building approval, and beachfront lots may have extra requirements, so Gold Coast Demolitions checks your lot before quoting. Change is coming at the edges too, with towers planned at the northern end and on the highway near Pacific Fair. Trucks come in off the Gold Coast Highway, with loading planned around the tram, the side streets and weekend beach parking.