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MERINO, VIC

3310Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 2/10LGA: GlenelgView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
15
Total Funding
$566K
Community-Controlled
0
CC Funding Share
0%

Top Funded Entities

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
3,026
Thin Districts
2
Very Thin
0
Local Disability Delivery
0
120 disability-focused enterprises in VIC

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether MERINO, VIC sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.

Thinnest Districts In VIC
Mallee95 providers
Mallee98 providers
Outer Gippsland133 providers
Outer Gippsland145 providers
Captured Markets
Mallee88%
Western District87%
Outer Gippsland83%
Inner Gippsland75%

Schools (1)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3310. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Merino Consolidated School
GovernmentPrimary36% Indigenous
ICSEA 959
11 students

Crime & Safety — Glenelg LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (October 2024 - September 2025). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

Total
9010 per 100K
1,804
Theft
295 per 100K
446
Against justice procedures
632 per 100K
353
Property damage
579 per 100K
247
Assault
345 per 100K
221
Break and enter
65 per 100K
157
Other person offences
21 per 100K
83
Drug offences
118 per 100K
71
Weapons offences
130 per 100K
68
Sexual Offences
270 per 100K
54

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
320
Payment Types
14
Pension Concession Card
115
Age Pension
60
JobSeeker Payment
30
Disability Support Pension
25
Health Care Card
25
Family Tax Benefit A
10
Carer Allowance
10
Carer Payment
10
Family Tax Benefit B
10
Parenting Payment Single
5

NDIS Participants

Glenelg (S) LGA
657
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (15)

Disadvantage Index

2/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area is in the most disadvantaged 20% nationally. Community-controlled funding is critical here.

Entity Types

Company
14
Charity
1

Gap Alert

This postcode has 15 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.