Merrimu

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 271 people in Merrimu of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Merrimu was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.0% of the population.

Of people in Merrimu aged 15 years and over, 61.6% were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Merrimu was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Merrimu, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Merrimu was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Merrimu 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were in primary school, 35.0% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Merrimu were English 32.3%, Australian 25.8%, Irish 10.5%, Italian 8.5% and Scottish 6.5%.

In Merrimu, 81.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, Netherlands 1.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, Germany 1.5% and India 1.5%.

In Merrimu, 64.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Merrimu were Catholic 31.5%, No Religion 28.2%, Anglican 15.4%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Christian, nfd 4.0%.

In Merrimu 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 2.2%, Maltese 2.2%, Italian 1.8%, Greek 1.1% and Macedonian 1.1%.

Employment

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Merrimu. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 2.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Merrimu, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Merrimu was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Merrimu included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.0%, Managers 18.5%, Professionals 15.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.8%, Labourers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2% and Sales Workers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Merrimu, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Installation Services 5.3%, Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 5.3%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 5.3%, Hospitals 4.5% and Public Order and Safety Services 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Merrimu was $648.

In Merrimu, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.2%, Walked only 4.5%, Car, as passenger 2.3%, Train, taxi 2.3% and Taxi, other 2.3%. On the day, 2.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Merrimu, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.6% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% 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 Merrimu, 22.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Merrimu, 69.9% were couple families with children, 30.1% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Merrimu, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Merrimu, of couple families with children, 17.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 23.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Merrimu, 95.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Merrimu, 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 Merrimu, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.5% had 2 bedrooms and 36.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Merrimu, 41.7% were owned outright, 48.8% were owned with a mortgage and 6.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Merrimu, of all households, 81.9% were family households, 18.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Merrimu, 16.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.1% 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 Merrimu, 11.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Merrimu, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Merrimu, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,916.

In Merrimu, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,750.