Merrigum VIC 3618

Living Here

Merrigum is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 679 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,030 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $262,500.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Shepparton Region - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Merrigum itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Merrigum Primary School
• 1 park

  • Judd Memorial Park
• 2 hospitals

  • Kyabram Hospital
  • Goulburn Valley Health (Tatura)
• 1 post office

  • Australia Post - Merrigum LPO
• 1 service station

  • Merrigum Fire Station
• 2 golf clubs

  • Merrigum Golf Club
  • Kyabram Parkland Golf Course
• 1 electrician

  • Matt Langley Electrician
• 1 place to stay

  • Caravan Park

Getting around. Airport: Shepparton Airport, 23.8 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Merrigum.

• Merrigum Bowls Club Lawn Bowls
• Merrigum Golf Club Golf
• Merrigum Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
• Merrigum Swimming Pool Swimming

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: 5.2% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 53.3%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

374 bird observations recorded near Merrigum — most often seen:

• Common Starling (20)
• Masked Lapwing (20)
• Pacific Black Duck (20)
• White-faced Heron (19)
• Australian White Ibis (18)
• Straw-necked Ibis (17)
• Australian Magpie (16)
• Grey Teal (16)
• Black Swan (14)
• Magpie-lark (14)
• Red-rumped Parrot (14)
• Willie Wagtail (14)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (12)

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 Merrigum:

• Byrneside (5.7 km)
• Lancaster (6.5 km)
• Kyabram South (6.8 km)
• Cooma (7.5 km)
• Gillieston (7.5 km)
• Kyabram (10.1 km)
• Girgarre East (10.3 km)
• Mooroopna North West (10.6 km)

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