Suburby Get to know your Aussie suburb
List your business

Merriang VIC 3737

85 addresses · 8 streets

Indi Electorate › Alpine LGA › Merriang · 207 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Merriang is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 182 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,850 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

182Population
47Median age
$1,850Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Porepunkah Airport, 23.5 km south-east.

Run a business in Merriang? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 26.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merriang

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

Tree cover measures, Merriang VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 60.3%

Population by age in Merriang
Population by age, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1427
15-1917
20-249
25-3415
35-4414
45-5429
55-6420
65-7436
75-847
85+3
Dwelling types in Merriang
Dwelling types, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House64
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Merriang
Households by weekly income, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,99926
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Merriang
Top ancestries, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian72
English60
Italian47
Scottish28
Irish15
Ancestry NS8
Housing tenure in Merriang
Housing tenure, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned27
Mortgage20
Rented6
Other4
Cars per household in Merriang
Cars per household, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
04
19
220
315
4+12
Commute to work in Merriang
Commute to work, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car61
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle3
Home13
Top countries of birth in Merriang
Top countries of birth, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Croatia3
Languages used at home in Merriang
Languages used at home, Merriang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian6
Croatian4
Russian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,773 bird observations recorded near Merriang — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merriang

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 Merriang:

Embed this suburb

Add this free Merriang stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Merriang

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Streets

Image — Ozvelo · CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).