Merbein flood map & planning overlays
Merbein is home to 2,770 people, with 24 bus stops, Mildura's runner-up.
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A planning-constraint profile of Merbein
(Mildura, VIC) - 34.4 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
34.4 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Merbein's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Merbein at a glance
How Merbein is zoned
Selling in Merbein? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 34.4 km², Merbein is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,038 m² across 1,925 parcels.
Who lives in Merbein
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Merbein suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 876, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Merbein's 2,770 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Merbein, the wider ABS statistical area containing Merbein. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Merbein itself.
4,834 in 2001 to 4,971 in 2025, up 3%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Merbein data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 29 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Merbein address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
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Merbein planning - frequently asked
Is Merbein flood-prone?
About 34% of Merbein falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Merbein bushfire-prone?
Around 35% of Merbein is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.
What is the zoning in Merbein?
The dominant planning zone in Merbein is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).
Does Merbein have heritage-listed places?
Merbein has 10 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Merbein?
Across 1,925 surveyed parcels in Merbein, the median lot size is about 1,038 m². There are also 813 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Merbein have a train station?
There is no train station inside Merbein itself. The suburb is served by 24 bus stops.
What is the population of Merbein?
At the 2021 Census Merbein had 2,770 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Merbein statistical area, which contains Merbein, went from 4,834 people in 2001 to 4,971 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Merbein an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Merbein scores 876 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Merbein?
Median household income in Merbein was $1,147 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Mildura. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,025 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merbein West | 3.8 km | 8% | 70% |
| Birdwoodton | 4.7 km | 8% | 38% |
| Cabarita | 5.9 km | 8% | 42% |
| Yelta | 6.8 km | 49% | 55% |
| Merbein South | 8.6 km | 10% | 46% |
| Mildura | 9.8 km | 28% | 11% |
| Koorlong | 15.3 km | 6% | 98% |
| Irymple | 15.5 km | 16% | 26% |
| Nichols Point | 16.2 km | 60% | 35% |
| Cardross | 17.6 km | 15% | 64% |