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merriwa (nsw)
New South Wales · Census 2021
$418k
+9.9% yr · median house · Dec 2025
Merriwa (NSW) is a leafy residential suburb of Upper Hunter.
Median house price
People
Population
1,825
Median age
45 yrs
Income / person / wk
$593
Household income / wk
$1,208
Housing
Median rent / wk
$245
Mortgage / month
$1,235
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Anglican · 31%
- Top language at home
- Nepali · 0%
- No religion
- 20%
- Born overseas
- 7%
- English only at home
- 98%
Local amenities
Amenity score
44/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
7
Libraries
1
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
6.6 km
Nearest train
54.2 km
Nearest hospital
7.3 km
Distance to coast
153 km
NBN
Satellite
Grocery mix: 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
6.8 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Upper Hunter
- Council population
- 14,201
- Council area
- 8,096 km²
- Density
- 2/km²
- Federal grants
- $7.19M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $506/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- New England
- Federal MP
- Barnaby Joyce (NP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 67% 2PP
- State electorate
- Upper Hunter
- State MP
- Dave Layzell (NAT)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.