Merriwa NSW 2329

Living Here

Merriwa is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,825 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,208 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Scone Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Merriwa itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Merriwa Central School
• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • Merriwa Cakes & Pastries
  • Karl & Wally's Middle Feast
• 1 park

  • Rotary Park
• 1 pharmacy

  • Merriwa Pharmacy
• 1 hospital

  • Merriwa Multi Purpose Service
• 1 library

  • Merriwa Library
• 1 post office

  • Merriwa LPO
• 1 service station

  • BP Merriwa
• 1 gym

  • Merriwa Tennis Courts
• 1 golf club

  • Merriwa Golf Course
• 1 bakery

  • Merriwa Cakes & Pastries
• 1 butcher

  • Merriwa Farm Butchers
• 1 hardware store

  • Home Timber & Hardware
• 1 hairdresser

  • Sarah Bidner's Hair Boutique
• 1 mechanic

  • Thompsons Mechanical & Tyres

Getting around. Airport: Scone Airport, 48.5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 43.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 52.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,254 bird observations recorded near Merriwa — most often seen:

• House Sparrow (115)
• Common Starling (75)
• Galah (75)
• Common Myna (67)
• Australian Magpie (64)
• Rock Dove (63)
• Willie Wagtail (63)
• Noisy Friarbird (58)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (55)
• Magpie-lark (52)
• Red-rumped Parrot (49)
• Crested Pigeon (42)
• White-plumed Honeyeater (40)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Merriwa:

• Gungal (20.4 km)
• Giants Creek (23.2 km)
• Bunnan (26.7 km)
• Murrumbo (30.5 km)
• Cassilis (31.1 km)
• Kars Springs (31.2 km)
• Manobalai (31.7 km)
• Sandy Hollow (31.8 km)

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