Merricks North is a rural locality on the
Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Ge ...
in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria,
Australia, approximately south-east of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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, located within the
Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Merricks North recorded a population of 423 at the
2021 census.
[
Merricks North is located in the southern extremity of the Mornington Peninsula.
]
See also
* Shire of Hastings – Merricks North was previously within this former local government area.
References
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Mornington Peninsula
Western Port
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