Merlwood QLD 4605
84 addresses · 9 streets
Wide Bay Electorate › South Burnett LGA › Merlwood · 185 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Merlwood is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 104 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,449 a week, with median rent near $215 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kingaroy Region - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Merlwood itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Wondai Aerodrome, 14.6 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 13.5% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 52.4%
Population by age in Merlwood
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 16 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 6 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 23 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 13 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Merlwood
| House | 34 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Merlwood
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Merlwood
| Australian | 38 |
|---|---|
| English | 30 |
| Scottish | 21 |
| German | 15 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Aboriginal | 8 |
Housing tenure in Merlwood
| Owned | 24 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 10 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Merlwood
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Merlwood
| Car | 30 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
553 bird observations recorded near Merlwood — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (43)
- Torresian Crow (41)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (38)
- Eastern Whipbird (29)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (27)
- Double-barred Finch (25)
- Pied Currawong (25)
- Silvereye (25)
- Brown Thornbill (23)
- Australian Brush-turkey (19)
- White-browed Scrubwren (17)
- Rufous Fantail (16)
- Mistletoebird (15)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Merlwood
- Varied Triller (15)
- Grey Fantail (14)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (14)
- Pale-headed Rosella (14)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (14)
- Willie Wagtail (14)
- Australasian Figbird (13)
- Superb Fairy-wren (13)
- Brown Honeyeater (12)
- Large-billed Scrubwren (12)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (12)
- Australian Magpie (11)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (11)
- Spangled Drongo (11)
- Australian Torresian Crow (10)
- Laughing Kookaburra (10)
- Peaceful Dove (10)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Merlwood:
- Warnung (3.3 km)
- Sunny Nook (4 km)
- Barlil (4.4 km)
- Byee (5.1 km)
- Oakdale (5.7 km)
- Tablelands (5.9 km)
- Cloyna (6.3 km)
- Silverleaf (7.6 km)
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Streets
- Eisenmengers Road (8)
- Elbow Road (11)
- Friebergs Road (1)
- Gayndah Road (14)
- Lancasters Road (10)
- Murgon - Gayndah Road (15)
- Murgon Gayndah Road (13)
- Murgon-gayndah Road (11)
- Pringles Hill Road (1)