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VIC · Mornington Peninsula Council

Merricks, 3916

Est. population · Jun 2025

180

Growth (1 yr)

+0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.3%

Median age

57

Median income

$2,750/wk

Employment rate

56.8%

University qualified

42%

Work from home

44.7%

Languages at home

3.4%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • Agricultural
  • Wine country
  • Rural living
What Merricks is known for: Beach, Agricultural, Wine country, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Merricks is a semi-rural locality near Melbourne, in Mornington Peninsula Council. The Mornington Peninsula is part of the surrounding geography.

Dining and cafés are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 104% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on thinner park access and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population, with recorded road crashes 98% above the peer median.

Merricks is a better fit for people who value dining and socio-economic advantage more than open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Victoria (228)

Strengths

  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • Park access is a relative weakness
  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated

What stands out

  • Merricks Beach
  • Mornington Peninsula
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Merricks compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$595/wk

Population (ERP)

180

+0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

27.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

16th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

55th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

8%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$595

Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

180(June 2025)

+0.6% annual · +2.3% over 5 years · 55th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
+2.3%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+4
Growth rank in VIC
55th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~200), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
184
Median age
57
Median household income / week
$2,750
Dwelling vacancy
27.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
29 of 107
Median monthly mortgage
$3,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$258
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
59.5% / 32.9% / 7.6%
Employment rate
56.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
44.7% / 0% / 39.4%
Walked or cycled to work
5.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
78 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

42% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 9.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified42% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified9.3% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational9.3% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below39.5% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce23.5%
  • Society and culture20.4%
  • Health14.3%
  • Architecture and building13.3%
  • Education11.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies10.2%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,842

67th percentile in VIC · -1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,479

57th percentile in VIC · -7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
21.0%

95th percentile in VIC · +52% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$226,452

99th percentile in VIC · +258% vs Australia

Residents with business income
16.0%

87th percentile in VIC · +54% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3916 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
689
Taxpayers reporting net rent
142
Median net rent
$2,762
Taxpayers reporting business income
110
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+4%
Rental investment vs state median
+62%
Super vs state median
+181%
Business income vs state median
+46%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

14.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.5× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
14.9%

56th percentile in VIC · +548% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
14

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers11

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 3916 is not listed as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013). That is a location rule, not a count of visa holders, and it does not say whether farm work is available. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Mornington Peninsula (SA4 214), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213657
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419637
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212513
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415172
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841256
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721134
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121414
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841610
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Mornington Peninsula is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 94 · AFF share +610% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.4% speak a language other than English at home; 15.3% born overseas

Language at home
170 English only · 6 other
Non-English at home
3.4%
Born overseas
27 (15.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
5 (2.7%)
Australian citizens
165

Religion

48.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 48.9%, while Christianity accounts for 42.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion48.9%38.8%
Christianity42.4%40.9%
Other / not stated8.7%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican24.5%6.5%
Catholic8.2%20.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
4
Against the person
0
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
22.2
State crime-rate percentile
16.4th (higher = more crime)
No change (daily rate)
0%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
18
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
100

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
  • B49 Other Theft1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Balnarring Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Dromana Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • Victorian designated neighbourhood zones — Victorian Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Point Leo Rd/Frankston-Flinders Rd
  • Thompsons Lane/Frankston-Flinders Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

14 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 beaches · 2 wineries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
5/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
5.43
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
5.43
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink(1)
  • Merricks General Wine StoreCafe

    3460 Frankston-Flinders Road

Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Beach
  • Red Hill Rail TrailCycling route
  • Public toilets
Wineries & breweries(2)
  • Merricks General Wine Store - Elgee Park WinesWinery
  • Pt. Leo EstateWinery

    3649 Frankston - Flinders Road

Other(6)
  • Merricks Pony ClubHorse Riding
  • Merricks Saddle ClubHorse Riding
  • Peninsula Quarter Horse AssociationHorse Riding
  • Parking (2)
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • Waste Basket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Merricks Pony Club

    Equestrian

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
5%
Woodland / forest cover
3.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
The Bays Hospital (13.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
4
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.2

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
155 mm · ~19 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
186 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
203 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
207 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

22 planning-related records

2021· 6 proposals

  • August 2021

  • DEVELOP AN OUTBUILDING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    3530 FRANKSTON-FLINDERS ROAD MERRICKS 3916Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A SHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    11 THOMPSONS LANE MERRICKS 3916Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A DECK
    90 THOMPSONS LANE MERRICKS 3916In progress

  • July 2021

  • DEVELOP A SHED
    10 MERRICKS BEACH ROAD MERRICKS 3916Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS, THE REMOVAL OF NATIVE VEGETATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    PENMOR MERRICKS 3916Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • DWELLING ADDITIONS, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SWIMMING POOL AND FENCE
    77 Stanleys RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 16 proposals

  • December 2020

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS, GARAGE ADDITIONS, A SHED AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    35 Stanleys RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • WITHDRAWN - DUPLICATE
    35 Stanleys RoadWithdrawn

  • October 2020

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    29 Stanleys RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • TEMPORARY RED LINE AREA TO RESPOND TO COVID OUTDOOR DINING REQUIREMENTS
    3458 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    6 Springfield RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • CARPORT AND PERGOLA
    19 Yal Yal RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    3380 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A SHED
    25 Thompsons LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • THE REMOVAL OF VEGETATION (5 TREES) AND ALTERATION OF A CROSSOVER TO A ROAD ZONE CATEGORY 1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    3380 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SHED AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    3375 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • USE OF THE LAND AS A POULTRY FARM, DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDINGS AND WORKS, ALTER ACCESS TO A ROAD IN A ROAD ZONE CATEGORY 1, INSTALLATION OF SIGNAGE AND REMOVAL OF VEGETATION GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    3590 Frankston-Flinders RoadNOD issued by a delegate

  • April 2020

  • DEVELOP A REPLACEMENT DWELLING, OUTBUILDING, ALTER ACCESS TO A ROAD ZONE CATEGORY 1 AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    3530 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    3385 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • VEGETATION REMOVAL
    40 Merricks Beach RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • POULTRY FARM
    3590 Frankston-Flinders RoadWithdrawn
  • Construction of dam on property at 35 Stanleys Road Merricks
    35 Stanleys RoadLapsed

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • KOONOONANH0695

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Flinders
Member of Parliament
Zoe McKENZIE (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,540
Turnout (2025)
93.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.8%Labor 45.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.0 km away).

Coalition 43.2%Labor 56.8%

11.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BalnarringLabor 57.3% · Coalition 42.7% TPP (2025)4.0 km away
  • ShorehamLabor 59.9% · Coalition 40.1% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
  • SomersLabor 64.9% · Coalition 35.1% TPP (2025)7.3 km away
  • Red HillLabor 53.9% · Coalition 46.1% TPP (2025)8.0 km away
  • BitternLabor 53.4% · Coalition 46.6% TPP (2025)9.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Mornington Peninsula Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.