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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%

Languages at home

3.4%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
  • Heritage area
What Merricks is known for: Excellent transport, Heritage area

Suburb profile

Merricks is a residential smaller community in Mornington Peninsula Council with a familiar suburban feel. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Food and coffee punch above the usual for comparable suburbs, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene.

Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.

Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Steady development is bringing new homes and gradual renewal to parts of the suburb.

At a glance

Merricks snapshot

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

Safety

5th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

55th

percentile in VIC

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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

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
Employment rate
56.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
78 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs 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

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
11.1
State safety percentile
5.4th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-66.7%

Most common offence types

  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B49 Other Theft1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

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 (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

11 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 cafes

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

Other(8)
  • Merricks Pony ClubHorse Riding
  • Merricks Saddle ClubHorse Riding
  • Peninsula Quarter Horse AssociationHorse Riding
  • Parking (2)
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Waste Basket
  • Merricks General Wine Store - Elgee Park WinesWinery

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
The Bays Hospital (13.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

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 (15%)

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

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • KOONOONANH0695

Data sources & freshness

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

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard 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 (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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