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Mernda VIC 3754

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McEwen Electorate › Whittlesea LGA › Mernda · 26 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A growth suburb at the northern end of Melbourne's rail line, Mernda is built around new family estates with a semi-rural fringe. Households average 3.0 people and the median age is 33. Median household income is $2,011 a week, with rent around $381.

Mernda is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 23,369 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,011 a week, with median rent near $381 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $700,000.

23,369Population
33Median age
$2,011Median household income / wk
$381Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mernda, 1.5 km east · Bus interchange: Epping Plaza Shopping Centre, 8.3 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 21.5 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Mernda.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$700,000House · 2024
$517,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mernda

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

Tree cover measures, Mernda VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 71%

Population by age in Mernda
Population by age, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-42,236
5-144,066
15-191,239
20-241,233
25-343,848
35-444,761
45-542,627
55-641,579
65-741,191
75-84504
85+77
Dwelling types in Mernda
Dwelling types, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House6,733
Townhouse688
Apartment110
Other5
Households by weekly income in Mernda
Households by weekly income, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650714
$650-1,4991,796
$1,500-2,9992,977
$3,000+1,610
Top ancestries in Mernda
Top ancestries, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian5,357
Other5,249
English4,907
Indian2,666
Italian2,331
Irish1,339
Housing tenure in Mernda
Housing tenure, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,075
Mortgage4,147
Rented2,057
Other162
Cars per household in Mernda
Cars per household, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0151
12,458
23,535
3910
4+395
Commute to work in Mernda
Commute to work, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,960
Train279
Bus40
Tram/ferry0
Walked61
Bicycle11
Home2,337
Top countries of birth in Mernda
Top countries of birth, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India2,397
Sri Lanka505
Philippines407
New Zealand375
England354
Iran305
Languages used at home in Mernda
Languages used at home, Mernda VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi1,123
Hindi691
Arabic587
Malayalam513
Sinhalese458
Greek444

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

91,221 bird observations recorded near Mernda — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mernda

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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