Meerlieu

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 194 people in Meerlieu of these 56.7% were male and 43.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Meerlieu was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.3% of the population.

Of people in Meerlieu aged 15 years and over, 53.8% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Meerlieu was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Meerlieu, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Meerlieu was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Meerlieu 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.3% were in primary school, 32.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Meerlieu were English 32.2%, Australian 30.1%, Scottish 10.5%, Irish 8.8% and German 5.4%.

In Meerlieu, 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, Ireland 3.1%, Croatia 2.1% and Malta 2.1%.

In Meerlieu, 74.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Meerlieu were No Religion 30.3%, Anglican 23.6%, Catholic 15.4%, Uniting Church 13.3% and Baptist 3.6%.

In Meerlieu 94.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Gaelic (Scotland) 2.1% and Croatian 1.5%.

Employment

There were 105 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Meerlieu. Of these 61.9% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 2.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Meerlieu, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Meerlieu was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in Meerlieu included Managers 45.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Labourers 11.4%, Professionals 9.5%, Sales Workers 6.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 2.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Meerlieu, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 31.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.6%, School Education 4.8%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.8% and Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Meerlieu was $483.

In Meerlieu, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 54.3%, Car, as passenger 2.9%, Motorbike/scooter 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 56.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Meerlieu, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.6% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.6% 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 Meerlieu, 28.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Meerlieu, 42.9% were couple families with children, 44.6% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

In Meerlieu 40.0% of single parents were male and 60.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Meerlieu, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,049 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Meerlieu, of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 41.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Meerlieu, 76.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Meerlieu, 88.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 12.0% were other dwellings.

In Meerlieu, of occupied private dwellings 10.7% had 1 bedroom, 10.7% had 2 bedrooms and 46.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Meerlieu, 56.6% were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 13.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Meerlieu, of all households, 71.6% were family households, 24.3% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

In Meerlieu, 30.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.5% 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 Meerlieu, 21.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 46.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Meerlieu, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Meerlieu, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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