Merritts Creek, QLD
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 102
- Median age
- 43
- Household income
- $2,125/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 77%
- Renting
- 14%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 9/10 in QLD
- Nearest emergency dept
- Toowoomba Hospital · 25.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Community safety
1 recorded incidents in 2025
School catchments (suburb centre)
Junior secondary
Crow's Nest SS
Primary
Geham SS
Senior secondary
Highfields State Secondary College
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Crows Nest - Rosalie
District population (2025)
9,824
+15% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
103
houses 73 · other 30
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.