Mount Mercer, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Mount Mercer is more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 916, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Mount Mercer at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 94
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,958
- SEIFA score
- 916
- Coordinates
- -37.8372, 143.8673
Mount Mercer demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Mercer using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 13% of homes are rented, and 4% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 22 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 8 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 24 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 27 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 20 | 20% |
Share of the 101 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 16 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 10 | 33% |
| Rented | 4 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 31 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 31 occupied private dwellings in Mount Mercer.
- Median weekly rent
- $258
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,192
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,083
- Median weekly personal income
- $735
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4 (4%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 38 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 72%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Employed full-time
- 33
- Employed part-time
- 14
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Mount Mercer
Where is Mount Mercer?
Mount Mercer is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Mercer?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Mercer had a population of about 94.
Is Mount Mercer an advantaged area?
Mount Mercer has an ABS SEIFA score of 916, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 16 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of Australian suburbs.
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