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Meerlieu VIC 3862

134 addresses · 9 streets

Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Meerlieu · 216 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Meerlieu is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 90 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,583 a week, with median rent near $166 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

90Population
54Median age
$1,583Median household income / wk
$166Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Longford - Loch Sport statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Meerlieu itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 22.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Meerlieu

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Meerlieu VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 55%

Population by age in Meerlieu
Population by age, Meerlieu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1412
15-197
20-246
25-3410
35-447
45-5415
55-6416
65-7419
75-840
85+3
Dwelling types in Meerlieu
Dwelling types, Meerlieu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House24
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Meerlieu
Households by weekly income, Meerlieu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Meerlieu
Top ancestries, Meerlieu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English45
Australian24
Ancestry NS18
Scottish15
Irish12
Aboriginal4
Housing tenure in Meerlieu
Housing tenure, Meerlieu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage6
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Meerlieu
Cars per household, Meerlieu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
29
34
4+8
Commute to work in Meerlieu
Commute to work, Meerlieu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car22
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Meerlieu
Top countries of birth, Meerlieu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,593 bird observations recorded near Meerlieu — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Meerlieu

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.