Mernda - South
Victoria · Whittlesea - Wallan · Melbourne - North East
Why “Mernda - South”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Mernda into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Mernda - South is a locality in the Whittlesea - Wallan area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Mernda - South SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Mernda - South SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Mernda Central P-12 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mernda - South.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Mernda - South (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Mernda - South
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-12Enrolment1,746ICSEA1009
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment369ICSEA1057
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment359ICSEA1119
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSJindi Kindergarten and Extended CareCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Mernda
- Exceeding NQSLaurimar KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSHazel Glen College Children's ProgramsCentre-Based Care · 382 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSBig Childcare - Mernda Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 180 places · Mernda
- Meeting NQSMernda YMCA Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 170 places · Mernda
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education LaurimarCentre-Based Care · 152 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSBig Childcare - Laurimar PS OSHCCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSMernda Hills Christian College Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Mernda
- Meeting NQSLaurimar Township Childcare and KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 126 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSI Am LearningCentre-Based Care · 126 places · Mernda
- Meeting NQSStory House Early Learning DoreenCentre-Based Care · 125 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSMernda Villages KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 124 places · Mernda
+ 21 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,142
- vs previous year
- +12%
- vs 2021
- 783
- Property and deception offences 698
- Crimes against the person 211
- Justice procedures offences 180
- Public order and security offences 32
- Drug offences 21
Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 90
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Mernda - South SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 1.2% of the SA2
This shows whether the Mernda - South SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Where did the gain come from?
+371Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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