Located in Victoria within the Mornington Peninsula local government area, Merricks is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 3916). With a population of 184, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $143K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $258 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,500.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mornington Peninsula LGA is moderate at 6,718 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.