Merrijig VIC 3723

Living Here

Merrijig is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 721 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,762 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Geelong Grammar School Timbertop Campus
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Peaks Bar & Restaurant
• 1 medical clinic

  • Medical Centre
• 1 gym

  • Merrijig Rodeo
• 1 place to stay

  • Merrijig Motor Inn Resort

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Merrijig.

• Mansfield Motocycle Club Motor Cycling
• Merrijig race track Motor Sports

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 59.4% 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 1.7% · Labour-force participation 53.2%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,917 bird observations recorded near Merrijig — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (134)
• Crimson Rosella (122)
• Laughing Kookaburra (118)
• Pied Currawong (113)
• Superb Fairy-wren (109)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (108)
• Australian King-parrot (106)
• Red Wattlebird (96)
• Satin Bowerbird (81)
• White-throated Treecreeper (61)
• Grey Fantail (60)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (59)
• Australian Wood Duck (57)

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 Merrijig:

• Sawmill Settlement (5 km)
• Mirimbah (8.1 km)
• Boorolite (10.1 km)
• Howqua Hills (10.5 km)
• Mount Buller (13.4 km)
• Delatite (13.6 km)
• Barwite (16.1 km)
• Piries (16.8 km)

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