Merricks bushfire risk
Of Merricks’s 179 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Merricks’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 Merricks address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Merricks
Flood and bushfire areas across Merricks. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Merricks
Merricks sits in the Mornington Peninsula council area, which recorded 8,474 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,474 total. Figures are for the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Merricks
Merricks is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 2
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
School catchments in Merricks
Merricks can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Merricks
At the 2021 Census, 14.1% of Merricks’s 184 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 Merricks
Mornington Peninsula council approved 782 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (not just Merricks). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mornington Peninsula
Compare Merricks with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.