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Merricks vs Point Leo

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Merricks profile · Point Leo profile

Merricks Point Leo

Merricks and Point Leo are neighbouring areas on the Mornington Peninsula with similar population sizes. Merricks is a wealthier area, where the typical family earns $3,600 a week and 43.6% of households make $3,000 or more. Point Leo is more affordable, though its typical weekly rent is far higher at $611 compared to $258 in Merricks. There are also differences in how people live; Point Leo has a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 19.0%, while 30.9% of people in Merricks are volunteers.

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, as everyone lives in separate houses and no one commutes by public transport. Both areas are well above the national figure for age, with typical residents aged 57 in Merricks and 54 in Point Leo. They also have identical unemployment rates of 4.3%. While Merricks has more public transport stops and a shorter walk to the nearest one, Point Leo is far more likely to have a park within a 15-minute walk.

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Where they differ most

Rent: $353 higher in Point Leo Recent arrivals: 19.0 pts higher in Point Leo No car: 5.1 pts higher in Point Leo First Nations: 2.7 pts higher in Merricks Housework 15h+: 12.4 pts higher in Merricks

Demographics & Identity

Population in Merricksin Point Leo +6 larger in Merricks gap narrowing
184 52nd pct 178 51st pct
Median age in Merricksin Point Leo +3 yrs older in Merricks gap widening
57 yrs 89th pct 54 yrs 83rd pct
First Nations in Merricksin Point Leo +2.7 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
2.7% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Aged 65+ in Merricksin Point Leo +3.9 pts higher in Merricks gap narrowing
35.3% 91st pct 31.5% 88th pct
Under 15 in Merricksin Point Leo +1.3 pts higher in Merricks gap narrowing
12.0% 23rd pct 10.7% 18th pct
De facto in Merricksin Point Leo +4.7 pts higher in Point Leo gap widening
6.7% 16th pct 11.4% 43rd pct

Age structure

40.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.2 pts 32.0%
35.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 31.5%
8.2% Youth (15–24) +7.6 pts ▸ 15.7%
12.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 10.7%
7.1% Young adults (25–44) +4.2 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

62.3% Married ◂ +1.0 pts 61.4%
24.7% Never married +4.4 pts ▸ 29.1%
5.6% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%
4.9% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Merricks Point Leo

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Merricksin Point Leo +2.9 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
14.7% 63rd pct 11.8% 52nd pct

Country of birth

81.5% Australia +5.0 pts ▸ 86.5%
8.2% England ◂ +0.8 pts 7.3%
2.2% New Zealand ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
2.2% South Africa ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

50.0% English ◂ +1.1 pts 48.9%
35.9% Australian ◂ +2.2 pts 33.7%
20.1% Scottish ◂ +6.6 pts 13.5%
12.5% Irish +4.9 pts ▸ 17.4%
6.0% Italian ◂ +2.6 pts 3.4%
1.6% German +2.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.2% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Merricksin Point Leo +3.3 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
3.3% 48th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Limited English in Merricksin Point Leo even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.4% English only +5.4 pts ▸ 97.8%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Merricksin Point Leo +11.8 pts higher in Point Leo gap widening
48.9% 76th pct 60.7% 95th pct

Religious affiliation

48.9% No religion +11.8 pts ▸ 60.7%
42.4% Christianity ◂ +6.4 pts 36.0%
7.1% Not stated ◂ +3.1 pts 3.9%
3.3% Judaism ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Merricksin Point Leo +6.1 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
68.4% 89th pct 62.3% 83rd pct
Bachelor+ in Merricksin Point Leo +5.9 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
42.0% 94th pct 36.1% 90th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Merricksin Point Leo +1 more in Merricks
1 43rd pct 0 0th pct
Avg size in Merricksin Point Leo
312 49th pct —
ICSEA in Merricksin Point Leo
1,084 88th pct —

Highest year of school

68.4% Year 12 ◂ +6.1 pts 62.3%
14.8% Year 11 +1.7 pts ▸ 16.6%
14.2% Year 10 +0.4 pts ▸ 14.6%
1.9% Year 9 or below +4.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

Highest qualification level

37.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.7 pts 36.0%
13.2% Certificate III / IV +11.8 pts ▸ 25.0%
19.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.3 pts 11.0%
13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 12.0%
2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +7.4 pts ▸ 10.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

20.2% Management & commerce ◂ +6.2 pts 14.0%
9.6% Education +8.4 pts ▸ 18.0%
17.5% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 17.0%
8.8% Engineering & related +5.2 pts ▸ 14.0%
12.3% Health ◂ +6.3 pts 6.0%
11.4% Architecture & building ◂ +4.4 pts 7.0%
6.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +3.1 pts 3.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
0.0% Creative arts +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.0% Information technology +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Income

Personal income in Merricksin Point Leo +$466 higher in Merricks gap widening
$1,319 93rd pct $853 67th pct
Household income in Merricksin Point Leo +$656 higher in Merricks gap widening
$2,750 93rd pct $2,094 79th pct
Family income in Merricksin Point Leo +$1,382 higher in Merricks gap widening
$3,600 98th pct $2,218 70th pct
High earners in Merricksin Point Leo +13.8 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
29.6% 100th pct 15.8% 82nd pct
High-income homes in Merricksin Point Leo +13.1 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
43.6% 96th pct 30.5% 83rd pct

Household income distribution

15.4% $1,500–$2,999 +21.9 pts ▸ 37.3%
32.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +15.1 pts 16.9%
15.4% $650–$1,499 +11.7 pts ▸ 27.1%
11.5% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 13.6%
6.4% Under $650 ◂ +6.4 pts 0.0%

Personal income distribution

19.1% Under $650 +26.4 pts ▸ 45.6%
27.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 26.6%
22.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +14.0 pts 8.2%
21.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 19.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Merricksin Point Leo +8.3 pts higher in Merricks
36.4% 82nd pct 28.1% 46th pct
Mental health in Merricksin Point Leo +2.6 pts higher in Merricks
7.6% 45th pct 5.1% 25th pct
Needs assistance in Merricksin Point Leo +2.0 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
7.1% 75th pct 5.1% 55th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

15.2% Arthritis ◂ +9.0 pts 6.2%
9.8% Other condition ◂ +3.0 pts 6.7%
8.2% Asthma +1.4 pts ▸ 9.6%
5.4% Cancer +3.0 pts ▸ 8.4%
7.6% Heart disease ◂ +4.8 pts 2.8%
7.6% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 5.1%
4.9% Diabetes ◂ +2.6 pts 2.2%
2.2% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%
0.0% Dementia +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.2% None +4.8 pts ▸ 64.0%
23.4% One condition ◂ +2.0 pts 21.3%
10.3% Two conditions ◂ +2.5 pts 7.9%
3.3% Three or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Merricksin Point Leo +11.9 pts higher in Merricks gap narrowing
30.9% 87th pct 19.0% 55th pct
Unpaid carers in Merricksin Point Leo +0.5 pts higher in Point Leo gap steady
17.9% 87th pct 18.4% 87th pct
Unpaid child care in Merricksin Point Leo +3.9 pts higher in Merricks gap narrowing
22.8% 38th pct 19.0% 23rd pct
Defence service in Merricksin Point Leo +2.0 pts higher in Point Leo
1.9% 40th pct 3.9% 70th pct
Housework 15h+ in Merricksin Point Leo +12.4 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
37.0% 91st pct 24.7% 53rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Merricksin Point Leo +5 larger in Merricks
5 49th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Merricksin Point Leo
43 yrs 81st pct —
Median income in Merricksin Point Leo
$575 43rd pct —
Household income in Merricksin Point Leo
$575 4th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Merricksin Point Leo +0.4 larger in Point Leo gap narrowing
2.2 24th pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Merricksin Point Leo +2.1 pts higher in Point Leo gap steady
2.8% 17th pct 4.9% 22nd pct
Living alone in Merricksin Point Leo +4.9 pts higher in Merricks gap steady
26.9% 61st pct 22.0% 44th pct

Family composition

46.9% Couples with children +3.8 pts ▸ 50.7%
49.7% Couples without children ◂ +12.2 pts 37.5%
2.8% One-parent families +2.1 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Other families +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

53.8% 2 people ◂ +11.5 pts 42.4%
26.9% 1 person ◂ +4.9 pts 22.0%
6.4% 4 people +17.3 pts ▸ 23.7%
9.0% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 8.5%
6.4% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 6.8%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Merricksin Point Leo +$353 higher in Point Leo gap widening
$258 43rd pct $611 100th pct
Mortgage in Merricksin Point Leo +$900 higher in Merricks gap widening
$3,500 96th pct $2,600 88th pct
People / bedroom in Merricksin Point Leo even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Merricksin Point Leo +2.6 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
7.7% 19th pct 5.1% 11th pct
Owned outright in Merricksin Point Leo +7.5 pts higher in Point Leo gap narrowing
60.3% 90th pct 67.8% 98th pct
Separate houses in Merricksin Point Leo even gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Merricksin Point Leo +2.2 pts higher in Point Leo gap narrowing
91.0% 81st pct 93.2% 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

60.3% Owned outright +7.5 pts ▸ 67.8%
33.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +23.2 pts 10.2%
7.7% Rented ◂ +2.6 pts 5.1%
6.4% Other tenure ◂ +6.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.5% 4 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 39.0%
33.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 30.5%
19.2% 5 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 23.7%
10.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.5 pts 6.8%
3.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.6% $1,000–$1,799 +32.1 pts ▸ 66.7%
46.2% $3,000 or more +20.5 pts ▸ 66.7%
0.0% Under $1,000 even 0.0%
0.0% $1,800–$2,999 even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Merricksin Point Leo +5.1 pts higher in Point Leo gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 5.1% 74th pct
Work from home in Merricksin Point Leo +7.9 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
44.7% 94th pct 36.8% 88th pct
PT commute in Merricksin Point Leo even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Merricksin Point Leo +1 more in Merricks
2 71st pct 1 64th pct
Stops/1k in Merricksin Point Leo +5.25 more in Merricks
10.87 88th pct 5.62 80th pct
Departures/1k in Merricksin Point Leo +213.7 more in Merricks
326.1 75th pct 112.4 70th pct
PT routes in Merricksin Point Leo even
1 71st pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Merricksin Point Leo +8 longer in Point Leo
7 39th pct 15 53rd pct
Drive to city in Merricksin Point Leo +1 longer in Point Leo
63 46th pct 64 47th pct
Reach 30 min in Merricksin Point Leo even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Merricksin Point Leo even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

39.4% Car (driver) +5.5 pts ▸ 44.8%
44.7% Worked at home ◂ +7.9 pts 36.8%
5.3% Walked ◂ +5.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.8% 2 vehicles +6.7 pts ▸ 47.5%
25.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.1 pts 11.9%
23.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +10.1 pts 13.6%
7.9% 4 or more +12.4 pts ▸ 20.3%
0.0% No vehicle +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Merricksin Point Leo +11.4 pts higher in Merricks gap widening
29.1% 43rd pct 17.8% 12th pct
Recent arrivals in Merricksin Point Leo +19.0 pts higher in Point Leo
0.0% 0th pct 19.0% 86th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Merricksin Point Leo even gap narrowing
4.3% 60th pct 4.3% 61st pct
Participation in Merricksin Point Leo +0.2 pts higher in Point Leo gap narrowing
58.0% 41st pct 58.2% 41st pct
Full-time in Merricksin Point Leo +10.7 pts higher in Point Leo gap narrowing
46.8% 11th pct 57.5% 46th pct

Industries people work in

9.6% Construction +14.6 pts ▸ 24.1%
9.6% Education & training +7.7 pts ▸ 17.2%
16.0% Professional & technical ◂ +11.4 pts 4.6%
14.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +14.9 pts 0.0%
10.6% Manufacturing +3.2 pts ▸ 13.8%
11.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.7 pts 8.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
6.4% Retail trade +2.8 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.4% Administrative & support ◂ +1.8 pts 4.6%
0.0% Finance & insurance +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.2% Other services +1.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.2% Media & telecommunications ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

35.1% Managers ◂ +11.0 pts 24.1%
27.7% Professionals ◂ +3.5 pts 24.1%
7.4% Technicians & trades +9.8 pts ▸ 17.2%
3.2% Sales workers +9.5 pts ▸ 12.6%
11.7% Labourers ◂ +4.8 pts 6.9%
10.6% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 11.5%
0.0% Community & personal service +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Merricksin Point Leo +0.7 higher in Point Leo
1.3 61st pct 2.0 66th pct
Types ≤15 min in Merricksin Point Leo +0.7 more in Point Leo
1.2 60th pct 1.9 65th pct
15-min city in Merricksin Point Leo even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Merricksin Point Leo even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Merricksin Point Leo +25.3 pts higher in Merricks
35.0% 68th pct 9.7% 60th pct
Walk to school in Merricksin Point Leo even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Merricksin Point Leo +76.4 pts higher in Point Leo
15.0% 50th pct 91.4% 81st pct
Walk to health in Merricksin Point Leo even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Merricksin Point Leo +6.4 more in Point Leo
21.7 64th pct 28.1 72nd pct
Intersections/km² in Merricksin Point Leo +12 higher in Point Leo
3 62nd pct 15 73rd pct
Mean slope in Merricksin Point Leo +2.6 pts higher in Merricks
6.9% 62nd pct 4.3% 32nd pct

Compare Merricks with nearby areas

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Compare Point Leo with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Merricks vs Point Leo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21662/merricks/vs/SAL22087/point-leo