Demographics

Merimbula is approximately 18.07 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Merimbula was 3544. The population is 48% male and 52% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Merimbula are $1000 to $1399. The most common weekly income bracket is $400 to $499 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $350 to $449.

Description

Merimbula is a town on the Merimbula Lake, located on the Far South Coast or Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2011 census, the population (including Berrambool and Tura Beach) was 6,873. The population within 10 km of the Merimbula Post office is over 18,000 people. Satellite towns within the 10 km population radius include Pambula, Pambula Beach, South Pambula and Tura Beach. Merimbula was named after the Aboriginal word for 'two lakes'. Merimbula serves predominantly as a tourist town and is also renowned for its fresh rock oysters and annual Jazz Festival, June Queens' Birthday Long weekend. Merimbula is one of only a few cities on the South Coast of NSW to have its own airport, Merimbula Airport. There are daily flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Merimbula. Flights from Sydney often stop in Moruya. Situated just off the national highway 1, the Princes Highway, Merimbula is nearly the same distance to both Sydney and Melbourne, with both trips taking between five and seven hours to drive. It is approximately three hours drive to Australia's capital Canberra.