Merriwagga

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 169 people in Merriwagga of these 56.8% were male and 43.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Merriwagga was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in Merriwagga aged 15 years and over, 54.7% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Merriwagga was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 55 years.

In Merriwagga, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Merriwagga was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 60 years.

In Merriwagga 18.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.1% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Merriwagga were Australian 42.1%, English 27.9%, Scottish 11.2%, Irish 8.2% and German 3.0%.

In Merriwagga, 95.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 1.8%.

In Merriwagga, 85.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Merriwagga were Anglican 23.8%, Catholic 23.8%, Uniting Church 19.6%, No Religion 13.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 9.5%.

In Merriwagga 100.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 103 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Merriwagga. Of these 71.8% were employed full time, 22.3% were employed part-time and 2.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Merriwagga, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Merriwagga was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 57 years.

The most common occupations in Merriwagga included Managers 52.9%, Labourers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9%, Sales Workers 4.9%, Professionals 3.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Merriwagga, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 50.0%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 4.9%, Road Freight Transport 3.9%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 2.9% and Other Crop Growing 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Merriwagga was $537.

In Merriwagga, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.0%, Walked only 10.8%, Car, as passenger 2.9%, Truck 2.9% and Other 2.9%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Merriwagga, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.2% provided care for children and 16.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Merriwagga, 29.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Merriwagga, 38.8% were couple families with children, 53.1% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Merriwagga 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Merriwagga, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,312 and those without children was $1,536.

Employment status of couple families

In Merriwagga, of couple families with children, 36.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Merriwagga, 73.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Merriwagga, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Merriwagga, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Merriwagga, 58.6% were owned outright, 17.1% were owned with a mortgage and 24.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Merriwagga, of all households, 69.0% were family households, 25.4% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

In Merriwagga, 46.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Merriwagga, 17.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Merriwagga, there were 15 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 46.7%) were male and 8 (or 53.3%) were female. The median age was 19 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Merriwagga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

In Merriwagga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $650.