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Merton VIC 3715

263 addresses · 27 streets

Indi Electorate › Mansfield LGA › Merton · 115 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Merton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 216 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,091 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

216Population
53Median age
$1,091Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Benalla Airport, 53.2 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Merton.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 16.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Merton

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

Tree cover measures, Merton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 55.5%

Population by age in Merton
Population by age, Merton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1418
15-1912
20-243
25-3412
35-4430
45-5431
55-6436
65-7447
75-8416
85+0
Dwelling types in Merton
Dwelling types, Merton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House92
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Merton
Households by weekly income, Merton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65011
$650-1,49932
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Merton
Top ancestries, Merton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English100
Australian72
Scottish36
Irish23
Ancestry NS16
Italian14
Housing tenure in Merton
Housing tenure, Merton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned50
Mortgage30
Rented4
Other4
Cars per household in Merton
Cars per household, Merton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
122
233
318
4+14
Commute to work in Merton
Commute to work, Merton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car61
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Merton
Top countries of birth, Merton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England5
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,539 bird observations recorded near Merton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Merton

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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