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Merricks North VIC 3926

334 addresses · 17 streets

Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Merricks North · 60 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Merricks North is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 423 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $2,416 a week, with median rent near $258 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

423Population
54Median age
$2,416Median household income / wk
$258Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bittern, 9 km east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 41 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 31.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merricks North

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

Tree cover measures, Merricks North VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202148.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 59.8%

Population by age in Merricks North
Population by age, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1449
15-1923
20-2426
25-3430
35-4424
45-5464
55-6476
65-7477
75-8440
85+13
Dwelling types in Merricks North
Dwelling types, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House147
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Merricks North
Households by weekly income, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,49932
$1,500-2,99935
$3,000+51
Top ancestries in Merricks North
Top ancestries, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English208
Australian132
Scottish90
Irish66
Italian23
Ancestry NS22
Housing tenure in Merricks North
Housing tenure, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned82
Mortgage39
Rented17
Other7
Cars per household in Merricks North
Cars per household, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
05
124
263
327
4+27
Commute to work in Merricks North
Commute to work, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car102
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home69
Top countries of birth in Merricks North
Top countries of birth, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England27
New Zealand9
Scotland5
Singapore5
Canada3
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Merricks North
Languages used at home, Merricks North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian6
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,976 bird observations recorded near Merricks North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merricks North

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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