Merricks Beach vs Balnarring Beach

Balnarring Beach scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 2/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Balnarring Beach skews owner-occupied (87%), Merricks Beach runs more rental-dense (76% owner).

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Merricks Beach and Balnarring Beach side by side

Measure	Merricks Beach	Balnarring Beach
Price and market
Median house	–	$1,680,000
Median unit	–	$343,440
Renting
Owner occupied	76.0%	87.0%
Renter occupied	23.0%	11.0%
Schools
Schools nearby	6	6
Average ICSEA	1024	1024
Lifestyle and people
Walk score	0	2
Transit score	0	0
Bike score	10	5
Population	157	471
Median age	62	58
Climate
Annual rainfall	817 mm	817 mm
Mean max, January	24.0°C	24.0°C

Green dot: better on that measure (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk). Each suburb’s profile gives the source and period of its figures.

Which suits whom

For buyers: We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.
For investors: Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.
For families: School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.