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Merino VIC 3310

228 addresses · 43 streets

Wannon Electorate › Glenelg LGA › Merino · 300 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Merino is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 249 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $769 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

249Population
58Median age
$769Median household income / wk
$100Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hamilton Airport, 45.4 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Merino.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 22% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merino

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

Tree cover measures, Merino VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202022.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.4% · Labour-force participation 46.5%

Population by age in Merino
Population by age, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1414
15-198
20-247
25-3414
35-4426
45-5428
55-6468
65-7448
75-8428
85+3
Dwelling types in Merino
Dwelling types, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House116
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Merino
Households by weekly income, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65038
$650-1,49948
$1,500-2,99915
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Merino
Top ancestries, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English119
Australian104
Irish34
Scottish30
German12
Ancestry NS11
Housing tenure in Merino
Housing tenure, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned82
Mortgage27
Rented11
Other0
Cars per household in Merino
Cars per household, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
140
250
318
4+13
Commute to work in Merino
Commute to work, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car61
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in Merino
Top countries of birth, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England17
New Zealand3
Singapore3
Languages used at home in Merino
Languages used at home, Merino VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,413 bird observations recorded near Merino — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merino

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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