Clear Island Waters is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Clear Island Waters had a population of 4,120 people.

Geography

The suburb is a mid-to-high socioeconomic residential area surrounding the artificial canals of Clear Island Lake and Boobegan Creek.

History

The area that is now Clear Island Waters was a dairy community in the south and rural

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in the north in the early stages of the 20th century. The suburb began to build a reputation as an exclusive and upper class area in 1967 when property developer Bruce Small, who became Gold Coast Mayor later that year, convinced a group of wealthy golfers to purchase his 92-acre landholding at Cypress Gardens for $43,240 to build the Surfers Paradise Golf Club. In 1986, St Vincent's Primary School relocated from

Surfers Paradise Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...

to Clear Island Waters and the Sacred Heart Parish Church was opened on an adjacent block of land after the parish priest Dr Owen Oxenham initiated the move. In the , Clear Island Waters recorded a population of 3,986 people, 52.6% female and 47.4% male. The median age of the Clear Island Waters population was 49 years, 12 years above the national median of 37. 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 spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 4.3% Mandarin, 2.2% Cantonese, 1.6% Japanese, 1.2% Italian, 1% French. In the , Clear Island Waters had a population of 4,120 people.

Facilities

Clear Island Waters is primarily a residential suburb, and most major facilities are accessible from adjacent suburbs.

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provide public transport throughout the city.

Schools

St Vincent's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Fairway Drive () at the north-eastern end of the suburb. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 764 students with 45 teachers (40 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). The nearest government primary school is in nearby Broadbeach and neighboring Robina and Merrimac. There are no secondary schools in Clear Island waters. The nearest government secondary school is Merrimac State High School in neighboring Mermaid Waters. Other nearby secondary schools are in Robina, Merrimac and Carrara.

Sport

The Surfers Paradise Golf Club and Surfers Paradise Tennis Club are both located inside the suburb on Fairway Drive. Association football club Merrimac F.C. is located in the north-eastern corner of the suburb and is run by the adjacent Italo-Australian club.https://www.merrimacfootballclub.com/https://www.merrimacfootballclub.com/ Merrimac Football Club] Several

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clubs including the

Broadbeach Cats Broadbeach Australian Football Club, also known as the ''Broadbeach Cats'', is an Australian rules football club representing the suburb of Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. The club competes in the Queensland Australian Football League after havi ...

, Carrara Saints, Robina Roos are based in the neighbouring suburbs of Mermaid Waters, Carrara and Robina, as well as the city's professional

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team, the

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, who are based at the neighbouring Carrara Stadium. The

Surfers Paradise Dolphins The Surfers Paradise Dolphins Rugby Football Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Broadbeach Waters, Queensland on Queensland's Gold Coast. Hi ...

rugby union team is based in the northern neighbouring suburb of

Broadbeach Waters Broadbeach Waters is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Broadbeach Waters had a population of 7,779 people. Geography The northern boundary of Broadbeach Waters follows the Nerang River. The suburb is almost ...

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* {{Localities in Gold Coast Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland