Merbein

VIC

Merbein is a declining region in VIC with 4,971 residents.

SA2 code: 215021396
State: VIC

Population

4,971

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-0.6%

3yr: +1.5% · 10yr: +4.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$220/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,338/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Merbein (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.5%5yr: -0.6%10yr: +4.3%Total: +2.8%

Population grew from 4,834 to 4,971 over 24 years, averaging 0.1% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.4%

Almost entirely detached houses (94.9%), owner-occupied (79.2%), built for families (50% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 94.9%

1,643 houses62 townhouses26 apartments

Tenure

Owned 35.3%

Mortgage 43.9%

Renting 16.1%

Owned 35.3%Mortgage 43.9%Renting 16.1%Other / NS 4.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

63 (3.7%)

2 bed

236 (13.8%)

3 bed

854 (50.1%)

4 bed

461 (27.1%)

5 bed

72 (4.2%)

6+ bed

18 (1.1%)