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Suburb Profile: Mernda VIC 3754

Fringed by bushland and incorporating the conveniences of inner-city living, Mernda is an increasingly popular suburb in Melbourne’s north-east. Situated 27 kilometres from the CBD, it retains an accessible median house price of $570,000.

Mernda

THE NEIGHBOURS
Given its healthy selection of schools and parklands, Mernda is a family-oriented suburb. The area’s major demographics are maturing couples and families (27%), young families (14.6%) and established couples and families (15.2%). Professionals and administrative workers are the main occupations represented in the area.

THE SCHOOL RUN
The suburb’s schools are reputable and centrally located. Mernda Park Primary features an early learning centre and a maternal health clinic. Ivanhoe Grammar’s Plenty campus boasts intimate class sizes, innovative learning facilities and exceptional teachers. The neighbouring Mernda Central College is rapidly expanding to cater for students from foundation to VCE.

Mernda School

Image: Mernda Central College

THE COMMUTE
The revamped Mernda train station opened mid-2018 with 1,000 car spots. It is a fifty-minute trip on the Mernda train line to the Melbourne CBD. By car, a trip to town takes approximately forty minutes along the M80.

THE WEEKLY SHOP
This suburb is all about convenience. Centrally located, Mernda Junction boasts a supermarket, free-range butcher, barber, chemist and medical centre. The centre is renowned for its family days, hosting a popular selection of children’s entertainers.

WHAT’S GOING ON?
Nestled amongst hectares of rambling gardens and flanked by the Plenty River Gorge is local secret ‘Two Beans and a Farm’. This reconverted flour-mill dishes up a simple menu using locally sourced and seasonal produce. Mernda’s thriving food scene continues just six minutes down the road at ‘Farm Vigano’, a property devoted to preserving the culinary legacy of famed Melbourne restauranter Mario Vinago.

Mernda

Eager to burn off lunch? Visit one of Mernda’s sprawling recreation areas or scenic walking tracks. In Plenty Gorge Park, the ‘Blue Lake’ circuit is a moderate trail that meanders through pristine ironbark woodlands and abounds with wildlife. The local Yarrambat Park Public golf-course boasts a recently renovated clubhouse and a championship 18-hole course. For the younger locals, ‘Mernda Adventure Park’ is renowned for its innovative playground design.

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Nikki is completing a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English and Creative Writing. When not studying, she is rearranging her share-house according to the latest interior trends.

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