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Merbein West VIC 3505

116 addresses · 18 streets

Mallee Electorate › Mildura LGA › Merbein West · 485 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Merbein West is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 223 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

223Population
42Median age
$1,312Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

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 West itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mildura Airport, 9.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 6.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merbein West

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

Tree cover measures, Merbein West VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.6% · Labour-force participation 59%

Population by age in Merbein West
Population by age, Merbein West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1438
15-195
20-248
25-3433
35-4430
45-5430
55-6425
65-7441
75-8412
85+0
Dwelling types in Merbein West
Dwelling types, Merbein West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House70
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Merbein West
Households by weekly income, Merbein West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Merbein West
Top ancestries, Merbein West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English97
Australian79
Ancestry NS48
Scottish23
Irish21
German10
Housing tenure in Merbein West
Housing tenure, Merbein West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned37
Mortgage33
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Merbein West
Cars per household, Merbein West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
230
312
4+16
Commute to work in Merbein West
Commute to work, Merbein West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car77
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Merbein West
Top countries of birth, Merbein West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,343 bird observations recorded near Merbein West — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merbein West

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.