Mernda, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3754 · City of Whittlesea
Discover Mernda with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around Mernda
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Sports & local clubs around Mernda
Martial arts around Mernda
4 listed within 5 km of Mernda · 1 in Mernda
In Mernda
2.3 km from central Mernda
3.1 km from central Mernda
See all 4 within 5 km
- Schembris Taekwondo Doreen · Doreen · 3.2 km
Tennis around Mernda
3 listed within 5 km of Mernda
3.7 km from central Mernda
4.8 km from central Mernda
4.8 km from central Mernda
Not finding it in Mernda? Listed in South Morang (2 · 5.8 km), Epping (3 · 7.1 km)
More sports
- Gymnastics & cheer (1 in Mernda · 1 within 5 km) — Mernda Calisthenic Club (0 km)
More things to do around Mernda
Arts & dance around Mernda
2 listed within 5 km of Mernda · 1 in Mernda
0.9 km from central Mernda
Music around Mernda
2 listed within 5 km of Mernda
0.9 km from central Mernda
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- Stagecraft Performing Arts · Kalkallo · 0.9 km
Schools within 3 km of Mernda
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8 schools within 3 km of the Mernda centre, 6 with a Mernda address. See all schools with a Mernda address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 5)
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Sports grounds (2)
Parks (4)
Sumner Park
Mernda · 1.1 km
Overland Park
Doreen · 2.1 km
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Collingrove Park
Doreen · 2.3 km
Laurimar Wetlands
Doreen · 2.7 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Mernda: 12 kids' activities within 5 km, 6 schools in Mernda, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance, Music
- Parks & places
- 2 parks · 5 verified playgrounds
- Explore nearby
- Doreen, South Morang, and Epping
Explore your neighbourhood
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Browse mapped places (32)
- Mernda Primary SchoolSchool
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - MerndaSchool
- Mernda Central CollegeSchool
- Mernda Park Primary SchoolSchool
- St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolSchool
- Ivanhoe Grammar School - Plenty CampusSchool
- Mernda Hills Christian College School
- Hazel Glen CollegeSchool
- Mernda Calisthenic ClubActivity
- Rising Tones Institute of MusicActivity
- Stagecraft Performing ArtsActivity
- Shokido Karate AcademyActivity
- Kip McGrath - MerndaActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Northern Goju KarateActivity
- Schembris Taekwondo DoreenActivity
- Mill Park Tennis ClubActivity
- South Morang Auskick CentreActivity
- Topseed TennisActivity
- Yan Yean Tennis ClubActivity
- Sumner ParkPark or community place
- Horsley ParkPark or community place
- Simon Creek WetlandPark or community place
- Overland ParkPark or community place
- Platypus ParkPark or community place
- Collingrove ParkPark or community place
- Wilton Vale Creek ParkPark or community place
- Hazel Glen ParkPark or community place
- Laurimer Recreation ReservePark or community place
- Laurimar WetlandsPark or community place
- Chadwick ParkPark or community place
- 21 Kumalie DriveHome for sale
Your council & community
Mernda within City of Whittlesea
2 of the council area’s 52 activity providers · 8th of 12 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Mernda
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$758k
Median, houses
$420k
Median, units
1
For sale within 5 km
For sale within 5 km of Mernda
Recently sold within 5 km of Mernda
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Mernda, VIC 3754
Property Type: House
Mernda, VIC 3754
Property Type: Townhouse
Mernda, VIC 3754
Property Type: House
Mernda, VIC 3754
Property Type: House
Mernda, VIC 3754
Property Type: House
Mernda, VIC 3754
Property Type: Townhouse
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Doreen
3 activity providers · 3.7 km
South Morang
2 activity providers · 5.8 km
Epping
11 activity providers · 7.1 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Mernda
Martial arts 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Arts & dance 1
6 schools · 2 parks
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Doreen3.7 km · same council
Martial arts 3
6 schools · 13 parks
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South Morang5.8 km · same council
Tennis 2
4 schools · 10 parks
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Epping7.1 km · same council
Soccer 3, Tennis 3, Gymnastics & cheer 2, Martial arts 2 +5
11 schools · 9 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mernda | Martial arts 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Arts & dance 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Doreen3.7 km · same council | Martial arts 3 | 6 | 13 |
| South Morang5.8 km · same council | Tennis 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Epping7.1 km · same council | Soccer 3, Tennis 3, Gymnastics & cheer 2, Martial arts 2 +5 | 11 | 9 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Kids activities across City of Whittlesea
Local guides & reading
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