Merricks Beach, Victoria
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Merricks Beach Victoria |
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Population: | 92 (2001 Cencus) |
Established: | 1910s |
Postcode: | 3926 |
Location: | |
LGA: | Shire of Mornington Peninsula |
State District: | Hastings |
Federal Division: | Flinders |
Merricks Beach is a town in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Merricks Beach is a seaside village on Western Port Bay. It is one of the few coastal places within a 100 km radius of Melbourne that has been basically untouched by development.
An interesting fact about Merricks Beach is that all of the areas' streets are still unsealed and it has experienced little change since the 1960s. Because of this the area is very rustic and many Manna Gum and Pine trees line the side of these streets.
The area also has a significant Koala population. This particular population has been able to survive in this area because of the lack of development which has occurred here.
In recent years, the median house price of the area has skyrocketed because of the exclusiveness that the area has to offer. Because there is only a limited number of houses allowed in Merricks Beach, any properties on the market are highly sought - after no matter of their age or size.
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
Suburbs of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula | |
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Arthurs Seat | Balnarring | Balnarring Beach | Baxter | Bittern | Blairgowrie | Boneo | Cape Schanck | Crib Point | Dromana | Flinders | Hastings | HMAS Cerberus | McCrae | Main Ridge | Merricks | Merricks Beach | Merricks North | Moorooduc | Mornington | Mount Eliza | Mount Martha | Point Nepean | Point Leo | Portsea | Red Hill | Red Hill South | Rosebud | Rosebud West | Rye | Safety Beach | Shoreham | Somers | Somerville | Sorrento | Tootgarook | Tyabb |