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mer island
Queensland · Census 2021
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Mer Island is a coastal suburb of Torres Strait Island.
Median house price
No median price series for Mer Island yet.
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People
Population
406
Median age
27 yrs
Income / person / wk
$351
Household income / wk
$1,262
Housing
Median rent / wk
$150
Mortgage / month
$1,084
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Anglican · 57%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 43%
- No religion
- 10%
- Born overseas
- 2%
- English only at home
- 7%
Local amenities
Amenity score
11/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
0
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.9 km
Nearest train
786.4 km
Nearest hospital
108.8 km
Distance to coast
1.0 km
NBN
Satellite
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
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
212.2 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Torres Strait Island
- Council population
- 4,130
- Council area
- 490 km²
- Density
- 8/km²
- Federal grants
- $17.01M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $4,118/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Leichhardt
- Federal MP
- Matt Smith (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 56% 2PP
- State electorate
- Cook
- State MP
- David Kempton (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.