The suburb is bounded by Smith Street Motorway to the north, Olsen Avenue to the east, the Southport Nerang Road to the south and Pacific Motorway to the west.[3]
The land use is a mixture of residential areas and industrial areas.[3]
The area was known as Silver Bridle in the 1960s. Molendinar incorporated a previous suburb known as Ernest on its northern range until 1989 when the suburb got renamed to Parkwood but however Molendinar’s Industrial Estate & part of Smith Street Motorway were known as Ernest until 2003.[8]
Trinity Lutheran Primary School opened at Cotlew Street, Ashmore, on 27 January 1981.[10]
Trinity Lutheran College (a secondary school) opened on 28 January 1987 as Ashmore Road in Molendinar. [10]
In 2002 the two Lutheran schools merged to form Trinity Lutheran College (a primary and secondary school) operating on two campuses at Cotlew Street in Ashmore and Ashmore Road in Molendinar.[10]
On 2 April 2012, an official dedication of the Lynne Richardson Community Centre was held by the Gold Coast City Council.[citation needed]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Molendinar had a population of 6,375 people.[11]
In the 2016 census, Molendinar had a population of 6,375 people. The median age of people in Molendinar was 36 years.[12]
In the 2021 census, Molendinar had a population of 6,450 people.[1]