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Mernda sits on Melbourne’s outer northern fringe as a predominantly family-focused suburb where recent estate development meets remaining pockets of rural land. The Plenty River and adjoining open parkland give the area a green, outdoors feel with walking and cycling trails, playgrounds and sports ovals. A compact town centre and several shopping strips provide everyday conveniences, and housing is largely modern detached homes on generous blocks, which makes Mernda popular with growing families and anyone after more space than inner suburbs.

Mernda is home to 23,369 people with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $2,011 a week. Most homes are owner-occupied and couple families with children are the suburb’s largest family group. A local rail station on the Mernda line links the suburb to the wider metro network, and there is an endorsed town-centre framework alongside further rail stabling works, indicating ongoing local investment. Whether that suits you depends on what you want from a suburb.

At a median price of $731,500, a house in Mernda works out to about 7.0 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which places buying well above local incomes at that time.

If you're renting, the picture is gentler: a house rent of $550 a week would take about 27.3% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and unit rent of $440 a week would take about 21.9%. On these figures, renting looks the less stretched option compared with buying for a typical local household.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Unit rents in Mernda jumped 10.0% over the past year, the largest movement among the available figures. Unit values rose 8.8% and house values increased 5.0% over the same period.

If you're looking at Mernda as an investment, those numbers separate rental income from capital growth: the unit side has delivered the strongest lift in rental income, while both unit and house values recorded solid price growth, with units rising faster than houses this year. Whether that pattern fits your objectives and circumstances is for you to decide.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.