Merricks Beach, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Merricks Beach is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1084, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Merricks Beach at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 157
- Median age
- 62
- Median weekly household income
- $1,465
- SEIFA score
- 1084
- Coordinates
- -38.3983, 145.1077
Merricks Beach demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Merricks Beach using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 41%, 21% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 14 | 9% |
| Youth (15–24) | 17 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 10 | 6% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 55 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 68 | 41% |
Share of the 164 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 44 | 54% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 12 | 15% |
| Rented | 17 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 74 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 74 occupied private dwellings in Merricks Beach.
- Median weekly rent
- $436
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,700
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,718
- Median weekly personal income
- $843
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 23 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 7 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 96 (67%)
- Labour-force participation
- 43.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Employed full-time
- 23
- Employed part-time
- 33
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Merricks Beach
Where is Merricks Beach?
Merricks Beach is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Merricks Beach?
At the 2021 Census, Merricks Beach had a population of about 157.
Is Merricks Beach an advantaged area?
Merricks Beach has an ABS SEIFA score of 1084, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
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