Is Meringur flood prone?

0% of mapped properties in Meringur fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Meringur in a bushfire zone?

100% of mapped properties in Meringur fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

What is the zoning in Meringur?

Meringur is mostly rural (most common zone: FARMING ZONE).

Which schools is Meringur in the catchment for?

Meringur falls within these school catchments: Werrimull P-12 School.

What is the cultural makeup of Meringur?

At the 2021 Census 1.4% of Meringur residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (60%), Irish (25.7%), Australian (17.1%).

How much new development is there near Meringur?

Mildura council approved 431 new dwellings (376 houses, 55 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Meringur bushfire risk

Of Meringur’s 71 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Meringur’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Meringur address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

Of properties in a flood area

100%

Of properties in a bushfire area

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Meringur

Flood and bushfire areas across Meringur. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Meringur

Meringur sits in the Mildura council area, which recorded 5,923 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,923 total. Figures are for the whole Mildura council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Meringur

Meringur is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural63.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Township31% of properties

Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.

Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Special purpose1.4% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Meringur

PrimaryWerrimull P-12 School

SecondaryWerrimull P-12 School

Meringur can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Meringur

At the 2021 Census, 1.4% of Meringur’s 70 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English60%

Irish25.7%

Australian17.1%

Australian Aboriginal8.6%

Scottish7.1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Meringur

Mildura council approved 431 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

431

Dwellings/yr

376

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Mildura council area (not just Meringur). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Meringur address:

Nearby suburbs

Werrimull · 0% flood Cullulleraine · 20.3% flood Taldra Taplan Pike River Meribah

Other suburbs in Mildura

Compare Meringur with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Mildura Irymple Red Cliffs Merbein Ouyen Nichols Point Cardross Birdwoodton Murrayville Koorlong Cabarita Underbool Merbein South Yelta Walpeup Colignan Werrimull Merbein West Nangiloc Iraak Carwarp Cullulleraine Cowangie

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.