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.
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
15 schools
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 optometrists
3 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
5 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
1 playground
2 dog parks
1 butcher
1 hardware store
5 hairdressers
3 beauty salons
1 mechanic
2 plumbers
2 places to stay
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.
Sport & Recreation
3 facilities recorded in Mernda.
- Findon & Laurimar Club Grounds Equestrian
- Mernda Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball
- Waterview Community Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket
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: 6% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 6.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 12.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 71%
Population by age in Mernda
| 0-4 | 2,236 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4,066 |
| 15-19 | 1,239 |
| 20-24 | 1,233 |
| 25-34 | 3,848 |
| 35-44 | 4,761 |
| 45-54 | 2,627 |
| 55-64 | 1,579 |
| 65-74 | 1,191 |
| 75-84 | 504 |
| 85+ | 77 |
Dwelling types in Mernda
| House | 6,733 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 688 |
| Apartment | 110 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Mernda
| <$650 | 714 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 1,796 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 2,977 |
| $3,000+ | 1,610 |
Top ancestries in Mernda
| Australian | 5,357 |
|---|---|
| Other | 5,249 |
| English | 4,907 |
| Indian | 2,666 |
| Italian | 2,331 |
| Irish | 1,339 |
Housing tenure in Mernda
| Owned | 1,075 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4,147 |
| Rented | 2,057 |
| Other | 162 |
Cars per household in Mernda
| 0 | 151 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2,458 |
| 2 | 3,535 |
| 3 | 910 |
| 4+ | 395 |
Commute to work in Mernda
| Car | 6,960 |
|---|---|
| Train | 279 |
| Bus | 40 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 61 |
| Bicycle | 11 |
| Home | 2,337 |
Top countries of birth in Mernda
| India | 2,397 |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 505 |
| Philippines | 407 |
| New Zealand | 375 |
| England | 354 |
| Iran | 305 |
Languages used at home in Mernda
| Punjabi | 1,123 |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 691 |
| Arabic | 587 |
| Malayalam | 513 |
| Sinhalese | 458 |
| Greek | 444 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
91,221 bird observations recorded near Mernda — most often seen:
- Little Raven (4,880)
- Common Myna (4,744)
- Australian Magpie (4,432)
- Noisy Miner (3,712)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,698)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,694)
- Magpie-lark (3,671)
- Eurasian Coot (3,612)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,565)
- Red Wattlebird (3,297)
- Common Starling (3,214)
- Eastern Rosella (3,140)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,134)
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- Welcome Swallow (3,066)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (3,062)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3,025)
- Red-rumped Parrot (2,886)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,764)
- Galah (2,741)
- White-faced Heron (2,564)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,532)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,480)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,468)
- Chestnut Teal (2,374)
- Grey Teal (2,203)
- Masked Lapwing (2,149)
- Australasian Grebe (2,113)
- Willie Wagtail (2,103)
- Crested Pigeon (1,972)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,926)
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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- Oatmeal Way (10)
- Observer Terrace (12)
- Old Plenty Road (3)
- Onslow Way (12)
- Opaque Place (2)
- Ophir Way (4)
- Overhill Road (23)
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