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Merrimu VIC 3340

166 addresses · 17 streets

Hawke Electorate › Moorabool LGA › Merrimu · 46 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Merrimu is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 397 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,441 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Maltese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

397Population
39Median age
$2,441Median household income / wk
$100Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bacchus Marsh, 4.5 km south-west · Bus interchange: Temporary Melton Station bus interchange, 9.8 km south-east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 31.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 12.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merrimu

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

Tree cover measures, Merrimu VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 65.5%

Population by age in Merrimu
Population by age, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-422
5-1474
15-1916
20-2422
25-3444
35-4459
45-5455
55-6450
65-7432
75-848
85+6
Dwelling types in Merrimu
Dwelling types, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House111
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Merrimu
Households by weekly income, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,49918
$1,500-2,99938
$3,000+39
Top ancestries in Merrimu
Top ancestries, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian145
English124
Maltese40
Irish39
Italian34
Ancestry NS33
Housing tenure in Merrimu
Housing tenure, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned36
Mortgage63
Rented6
Other6
Cars per household in Merrimu
Cars per household, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
118
228
327
4+36
Commute to work in Merrimu
Commute to work, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car114
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Merrimu
Top countries of birth, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand11
Malta8
India7
England6
Scotland6
Italy5
Languages used at home in Merrimu
Languages used at home, Merrimu VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Thai7
Italian5
Macedonian5
Spanish5
Punjabi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

35,911 bird observations recorded near Merrimu — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merrimu

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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