Meringur vs Werrimull
Werrimull is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Meringur. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meringur, most households are people living alone. In Werrimull, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Meringur tends to suit people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Meringur carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 74/100)
- Werrimull is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Werrimull
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 68%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Meringur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $90/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Werrimull
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (392 min vs 413 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (586.3 km vs 611.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Meringur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Meringur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.5% vs -13.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Meringur and Werrimull drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Werrimull rents higher ($90/wk vs $50/wk); Werrimull has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $44,148).
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 97 +39% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.5% | -13.4% |
| Median age | 51 | 47 |
| Median household income | $44,148/yr | $73,112/yr +66% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $50/wk | $90/wk +80% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Zoning mix
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 97% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 446 across Mildura same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 7% of VIC |
Liveability
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Werrimull carries more crime risk (74 vs 40).
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | High 74/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Meringur
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Werrimull
- Werrimull P-12 School Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Meringur sits further from the CBD (611.5 km vs 586.3 km).
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 611.5 km +4% vs other | 586.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 413 min | 392 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3496 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3496 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).
Setting
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 248 mm | 257 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.8°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C | — |
Council rates
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,340/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mildura same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Meringur | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.