Mernda property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Mernda, VIC (10,476 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Mernda
Mernda is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.
Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE
School catchments in Mernda
Mernda can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Mernda
Mernda sits in the Whittlesea council area, which recorded 13,440 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 13,440 total. Figures are for the whole Whittlesea council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Mernda
At the 2021 Census, 35.2% of Mernda’s 23,369 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Mernda
Whittlesea council approved 2,893 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Whittlesea council area (not just Mernda). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.