Clear Island Waters, Queensland
| Clear Island Waters Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 3,986 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4226 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mermaid Beach | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McPherson | ||||||||||||
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Clear Island Waters is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Clear Island Waters had a population of 4,091.
The suburb is a mid-to-high socioeconomic residential area surrounding the artificial canals of Clear Island Lake and Boobegan Creek.
Facilities
Clear Island Waters is primarily a residential suburb, and most major facilities are accessible from adjacent suburbs. Surfside Buslines provide public transport throughout the city.
- Schools - St Vincents Catholic Primary School is the only school in Clear Island Waters, located at the northeastern end of the suburb. High schools are located in adjacent suburbs in Mermaid Waters, Robina, Merrimac and Carrara.
- Golf courses - Surfers Paradise Golf Club and Merrimac Golf Course are both located in Clear Island Waters. The surrounding suburbs also contain many golf courses.
Demographics
In the 2011 Census the population of Clear Island Waters is 3,986, 52.6% female and 47.4% male.
The median/average age of the Clear Island Waters population is 49 years of age, 12 years above the Australian average.
56.7% of people living in Clear Island Waters were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.9%, New Zealand 6.8%, South Africa 2.6%, China 2.3%, Taiwan 1.6%.
75.7% of people speak English as their first language 4.3% Mandarin, 2.2% Cantonese, 1.6% Japanese, 1.2% Italian, 1% French.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Clear Island Waters (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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Coordinates: 28°02′31″S 153°23′53″E / 28.042°S 153.398°E