Merino flood map & planning overlays
Merino locals are 58 at the median, on 8,034 m² lots with 5 heritage places.
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A planning-constraint profile of Merino
(Glenelg, VIC) - 97.62 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
97.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Merino's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Merino
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Merino at a glance
How Merino is zoned
Selling in Merino? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 97.62 km², Merino is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 8,034 m² across 798 parcels.
Who lives in Merino
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Merino 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 898, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Merino's 249 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Glenelg (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Merino. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Merino itself.
9,303 in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Merino 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 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 Merino 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.
See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Merino lot.
Merino planning - frequently asked
Is Merino flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Merino and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).
Is Merino bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Merino is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Glenelg average of 99%.
Is Merino under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Merino in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Merino?
The dominant planning zone in Merino is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Township Zone (TZ1).
Does Merino have heritage-listed places?
Merino has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Merino?
Across 798 surveyed parcels in Merino, the median lot size is about 8,034 m². There are also 68 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Merino?
At the 2021 Census Merino had 249 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Merino, went from 9,303 people in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Merino an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Merino scores 898 and sits in decile 2 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 Merino?
Median household income in Merino was $769 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,466 for the typical suburb in Glenelg. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $650 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahara West | 8.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Digby | 8.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Henty | 9.0 km | 15% | 100% |
| Paschendale | 10.7 km | 11% | 100% |
| Sandford | 11.2 km | 38% | 100% |
| Killara (Casterton) | 11.4 km | 25% | 100% |
| Tahara Bridge | 12.4 km | 13% | 100% |
| Clover Flat Southern Grampians |
14.1 km | 36% | 100% |
| Grassdale | 14.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Hilgay Southern Grampians |
15.4 km | 17% | 100% |