Mernda Strategy Plan
The Mernda Strategy Plan aims to create a series of new communities that will include new residential estates to meet future housing needs and foster economic development, environmental preservation and social progress.
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Mernda is located 30km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD). Its local government area is the City of Whittlesea.
Mernda is one of Melbourne's fastest growing suburbs undergoing rapid residential development providing new homes to a diverse range of groups including young and established families. The suburb has surrounding rural areas.
People
Families with children are the main household group in Mernda. There are also a significant number of couple-only households, including younger couples planning to have a family.
Lifestyle
Mernda offers a range of housing, social, recreation, educational facilities and amenities including the Mernda Villages Shopping Centre and easy access to the Westfield Plenty Valley Shopping Centre and the Pacific Epping Shopping Centre.
Homes
New homes dominate Mernda’s housing stock
Population
The nature and size of the local population, both now and in the future, is a key driver of property demand. Better understanding the local population can assist property buyers to make better decisions.People
Total Population
Female
Male
Median Age
Family Composition
Families
Children per family
Occupation
Total Employed
Top Occupation
Top Occupation % Share
Income $/week
Personal
Family
Household
Family composition
Couple without Children
Couple with Children
One Parent Family
Age
Top age group
Top age number
Top age group % share
Industry of employment
Top Industry
Total Workers (in top industry)
Share of Employment
Dwelling Type (number)
Detached houses
Semi-detached houses
Flats, units or apartments
Dwelling tenure (number)
Owned outright
Owned with a mortgage
Rented
Location & Convenience
The Mernda Strategy Plan aims to create a series of new communities that will include new residential estates to meet future housing needs and foster economic development, environmental preservation and social progress.
The South Morang rail line will be extended to Mernda to cater for significant population growth in Melbourne’s north.
Roads & Public transport
Bus
562 - Northland SC - Whittlesea via South Morang Station
572 - University Hill to Doreen
Tram
Train
Roads
Plenty Road
Victorian data sourced from Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads
Queensland data sourced from Queensland Government and TransLink
Employment Centres
The development of the proposed Mernda Township Centre and associated businesses will bring employment opportunities to the area.
Plan Melbourne, the metropolitan planning strategy, establishes five new sub-regions to achieve a better balance between jobs and population growth across the city. Mernda is located in Melbourne's northern sub-region.
Places of state significance in the northern sub-region with significant implications for employment include:
National employment cluster – La Trobe (emerging)
Metropolitan activity centres – Broadmeadows, Epping, Lockerbie (future)
State-significant industrial precincts – Northern and identified future industrial precincts
Transport gateway – Melbourne Airport
Health and/or education precincts – Austin Hospital, Northern Hospital, Craigieburn Health Service, La Trobe University, University Hill (includes RMIT Bundoora campuses).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011.