Merbein VIC 3505

Living Here

Merbein is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,770 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,147 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $345,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School
  • Merbein P–10 College
• 1 supermarket

  • Ritchies IGA
• 5 parks

  • Apex Civic Park
  • Bildstien Park
  • O’Bryan Street Playground
  • Kenny Park
  • Chaffey Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
• 3 hospitals

  • Mildura Base Public Hospital
  • Mildura Health Private Hospital
  • Wentworth District Hospital
• 1 childcare centre

  • Merbein Kindergarten
• 1 library

  • Merbein Library
• 1 post office

  • Merbein LPO
• 1 service station

  • Shell
• 3 golf clubs

  • Merbein Golf Course
  • Mildura Golf Resort
  • Coomealla Golf Club
• 1 bakery

  • Bakery Old Fashioned Breads
• 1 butcher

  • McGinty's Merbein Butchery
• 1 mechanic

  • MJM Automotive
• 1 electrician

  • Regional Power Services
• 2 places to stay

  • Merbein Caravan Park
  • Glenbar Cottage Yelta

Getting around. Bus interchange: Mildura Railway Station, 9.8 km east · Airport: Mildura Airport, 7.2 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Merbein.

• Chaffey Park Baseball, Cricket
• Kenny Park Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Croquet, Netball, Soccer, Tennis (Outdoor)
• Merbein Bowls Club Lawn Bowls
• Merbein Swimming Pool Swimming

Socio-economic Standing

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.

Median Sale Prices

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 52.3%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,979 bird observations recorded near Merbein — most often seen:

• Grey Teal (558)
• Whistling Kite (444)
• Australian Pelican (425)
• Pacific Black Duck (409)
• Black Swan (407)
• Magpie-lark (380)
• Australian Shelduck (370)
• Crested Pigeon (367)
• Noisy Miner (354)
• Australian White Ibis (310)
• Little Black Cormorant (310)
• Red-rumped Parrot (300)
• Southern Magpie-lark (300)

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

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Merbein:

• Birdwoodton (3.1 km)
• Merbein West (4.4 km)
• Cabarita (4.7 km)
• Merbein South (5.3 km)
• Yelta (5.7 km)
• Mildura (8.6 km)
• Koorlong (12.4 km)
• Irymple (12.8 km)

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