Merton

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Merton is a locality on the Maroondah Highway in north-east Victoria, west of Bonnie Doon, Australia. At the 2021 census, Merton had a population of 216.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ada Bromham

Australian feminist and temperance worker (1880–1965)

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Bill Fraser

Australian rules footballer

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Alby Kennedy

Australian rules footballer (1886–1960)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Merton

History of Hasland

Philip Riden · 2022

Watch For The Light

Johann Christoph Blumhardt · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Merton, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers