Suburb profile
Merlwood QLD 4605
Merlwood is located in the Wide Bay region of Queensland, postcode 4605. It has 84 properties across 7 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Merlwood, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Merlwood
Merlwood, QLD 4605, sits in the Wide Bay region and neighbours Barlil, Byee, Oakdale and Sunny Nook. Its 7 streets hold 84 properties, 83 of them houses and 1 a unit.
Census figures are for the Kingaroy Surrounds - North area, which covers the whole suburb. At the 2021 Census the area had 9,490 residents, a median age of 47 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $950 a week, the median mortgage repayment $992 a month and the median rent $180 a week. Of 3,513 dwellings, 3,324 were separate houses, 64 semi-detached, 82 flats and 30 other. Of the same 3,513, 1,510 were owned outright, 819 owned with a mortgage and 1,005 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Merlwood
- 9,490Peoplelive in the area
- 47Median ageyears
- $950Median household incomea week
- $180Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses3,324
- Townhouses and semis64
- Flats and apartments82
- Other30
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$992a month
- Household size2.4people on average
How homes are held
Streets in Merlwood
Neighbouring suburbs
Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.
Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.