Merino vs Henty

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Merino, most households are people living alone. In Henty, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Merino 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

Henty

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 31%)
  • But Merino has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Henty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Merino

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (359.4 km vs 368 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (255 min vs 261 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Merino has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 25%)
  • Henty carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Henty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.0% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Merino and Henty drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Merino Henty
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Merino Henty
Walkability 0 / 0
Merino — Walkability: 0/100 Henty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 80
Merino — Safety: 22/100 Henty — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 27 / 22
Merino — Low fire risk: 27/100 Henty — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 100 / 27
Merino — Low flood risk: 100/100 Henty — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Merino rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Merino has more residents (249 vs 75).

Merino Henty
Population 249
+70% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +25.0%
Median age 58 57
Median household income $39,988/yr $71,500/yr
+79% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Merino Henty
0-4 1.2% / 6.7%
Merino — 0-4: 1.2% Henty — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 5.6% / 5.3%
Merino — 5-14: 5.6% Henty — 5-14: 5.3%
15-19 3.2% / 4.0%
Merino — 15-19: 3.2% Henty — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 2.8% / —
Merino — 20-24: 2.8% Henty — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.6% / 5.3%
Merino — 25-34: 5.6% Henty — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 10.4% / 4.0%
Merino — 35-44: 10.4% Henty — 35-44: 4.0%
45-54 11.2% / 10.7%
Merino — 45-54: 11.2% Henty — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 27.3% / 29.3%
Merino — 55-64: 27.3% Henty — 55-64: 29.3%
65-74 19.3% / 17.3%
Merino — 65-74: 19.3% Henty — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 11.2% / 8.0%
Merino — 75-84: 11.2% Henty — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 1.2% / —
Merino — 85+: 1.2% Henty — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Merino 63.1% lone person
Merino — Lone Person: 63.1% Merino — One Parent Families: 8.3% Merino — Couple Families: 22.6% Merino — Group Household: 6.0%
Henty 47.4% lone person
Henty — Lone Person: 47.4% Henty — One Parent Families: 36.8% Henty — Couple Families: 15.8% Henty — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Merino 9.2% renting
Merino — Owned Outright: 68.3% Merino — Mortgage: 22.5% Merino — Renting: 9.2%
Henty 0.0% renting
Henty — Owned Outright: 70.4% Henty — Mortgage: 29.6% Henty — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Merino 97.5% houses
Merino — Houses: 97.5% Merino — Townhouses: 5.0%
Henty 100.0% houses
Henty — Houses: 100.0% Henty — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Merino Henty
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 14.7%
Merino — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Henty — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 8.0%
Merino — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Henty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 4.0%
Merino — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Henty — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Merino — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Henty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Merino — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Henty — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Merino Henty
Median house price $225,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Merino Henty
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Merino Henty
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Merino Henty
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Merino Henty
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Henty carries more flood risk (73 vs 0); Merino carries more crime risk (78 vs 20).

Merino Henty
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
78/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
73/100
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

Merino Henty
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Merino

  • Merino Consolidated School Government · Primary

Schools in Henty

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Merino Henty
Parks & reserves 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 9

Mobility

Henty sits further from the CBD (368 km vs 359.4 km).

Merino Henty
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 359.4 km 368 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 255 min 261 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3310
 0.0%
postcode 3312
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 3310
 28
postcode 3312

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.

Merino Henty
Car (driver) 76.3% / 64.0%
Merino — Car (driver): 76.3% Henty — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 24.0%
Merino — Worked from Home: 14.5% Henty — Worked from Home: 24.0%
Walked Only 5.3% / 12.0%
Merino — Walked Only: 5.3% Henty — Walked Only: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Merino — Car (passenger): 3.9% Henty — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Merino Henty
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Merino Henty
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
148 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Merino Henty
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Merino Henty
Average residential rate $1,852/yr
same for both
Council Glenelg
same for both

Federal electorate

Merino Henty
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Merino Henty
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Merino

Retirees Rural

Henty

Retirees Rural

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