Meadows

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40417
People 1,225
Male 607
Female 618
Median age 40
Families 353
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 508
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,256
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,421
Median weekly rent $240
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Total 1,225 -- 1,596,572 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 607 49.6 787,218 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 618 50.4 809,354 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 11 0.9 30,431 1.9 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,225 people in Meadows of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

Age
People
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 70 5.7 96,143 6.0 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 64 5.2 93,202 5.8 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 100 8.2 97,591 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 98 8.0 103,248 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 70 5.7 105,586 6.6 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 55 4.5 104,507 6.5 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 54 4.4 97,820 6.1 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 80 6.5 103,966 6.5 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 101 8.3 112,408 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 122 10.0 113,085 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 122 10.0 111,857 7.0 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 85 6.9 102,009 6.4 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 56 4.6 97,599 6.1 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 67 5.5 74,667 4.7 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 27 2.2 58,536 3.7 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 25 2.0 46,631 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 15 1.2 39,560 2.5 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 13 1.1 38,157 2.4 402,681 1.9
Median age 40 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Meadows was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 514 52.2 633,439 48.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 37 3.8 38,964 3.0 529,280 3.0
Divorced 108 11.0 118,732 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 21 2.1 83,000 6.3 949,634 5.5
Never married 305 31.0 435,501 33.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Meadows aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 52 -- 50 --
Separated 46 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 53 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 75 -- 79 -- 78 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Meadows was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 470 51.6 575,818 48.7 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 115 12.6 113,166 9.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 326 35.8 492,206 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Meadows, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 52 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 29 -- 36 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Meadows was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 4.8 20,581 4.5 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 83 24.9 87,778 19.1 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 10 3.0 26,164 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 19 5.7 22,597 4.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 64 19.2 52,221 11.4 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 12 3.6 18,905 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 13 3.9 19,825 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 25 7.5 34,842 7.6 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 40 12.0 65,957 14.4 932,524 14.3
Other 4 1.2 11,101 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 47 14.1 98,694 21.5 1,511,694 23.2
Total 333 -- 458,665 -- 6,503,580 --

In Meadows 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.6% were in primary school, 26.7% in secondary school and 19.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 595 36.1 608,346 29.3 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 525 31.9 551,097 26.5 7,098,486 25.4
German 128 7.8 124,625 6.0 898,674 3.2
Scottish 125 7.6 128,042 6.2 1,792,622 6.4
Irish 103 6.3 121,248 5.8 2,087,758 7.5

The most common ancestries in Meadows were English 36.1%, Australian 31.9%, German 7.8%, Scottish 7.6% and Irish 6.3%.

Country of birth Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,024 83.5 1,170,788 73.3 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 78 6.4 102,680 6.4 911,593 4.2
Germany 13 1.1 11,408 0.7 108,002 0.5
Scotland 13 1.1 13,904 0.9 133,432 0.6
Italy 8 0.7 20,708 1.3 185,402 0.9
New Zealand 6 0.5 12,849 0.8 483,398 2.2

In Meadows, 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, Germany 1.1%, Scotland 1.1%, Italy 0.7% and New Zealand 0.5%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 208 17.7 467,496 31.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 74 6.3 107,089 7.1 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 77 6.6 75,325 5.0 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 813 69.4 853,040 56.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Meadows, 69.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion 429 35.0 448,524 28.1 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 194 15.8 142,429 8.9 1,065,795 5.0
Catholic 154 12.6 317,957 19.9 5,439,268 25.3
Anglican 142 11.6 200,441 12.6 3,679,907 17.1
Lutheran 48 3.9 71,425 4.5 251,931 1.2

The most common responses for religion in Meadows were No Religion 35.0%, Uniting Church 15.8%, Catholic 12.6%, Anglican 11.6% and Lutheran 3.9%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 12 1.0 33,293 2.1 299,834 1.4
German 9 0.7 7,460 0.5 80,371 0.4
Dutch 3 0.2 3,104 0.2 37,248 0.2
Polish 3 0.2 6,242 0.4 50,695 0.2
Tagalog 3 0.2 3,820 0.2 81,457 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 1,150 94.0 1,303,065 81.6 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 25 5.5 100,682 16.3 1,579,949 20.4

In Meadows 94.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.0%, German 0.7%, Dutch 0.2%, Polish 0.2% and Tagalog 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 375 52.3 445,076 56.7 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 279 38.9 247,601 31.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 43 6.0 46,683 6.0 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 20 2.8 44,968 5.7 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 717 -- 784,328 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 717 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Meadows. Of these 52.3% were employed full time, 38.9% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 97 13.9 88,381 12.0 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 87 12.5 72,516 9.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 96 13.8 86,705 11.7 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 108 15.5 146,289 19.8 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 267 38.3 298,788 40.4 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Meadows, 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 45 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 41 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Meadows was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 130 18.6 104,586 14.1 1,425,146 14.2
Managers 112 16.0 93,293 12.6 1,293,970 12.9
Professionals 100 14.3 145,127 19.6 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 86 12.3 106,215 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Labourers 86 12.3 82,328 11.1 947,608 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 82 11.7 77,702 10.5 971,897 9.7
Sales Workers 46 6.6 70,882 9.6 942,140 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 46 6.6 47,070 6.4 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Meadows included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Managers 16.0%, Professionals 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Labourers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 6.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.6%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 26 3.7 29,072 3.9 412,804 4.1
School Education 24 3.4 33,978 4.6 467,373 4.6
Hospitals 22 3.2 28,700 3.9 361,011 3.6
Public Order and Safety Services 21 3.0 11,847 1.6 156,404 1.6
Building Installation Services 18 2.6 12,259 1.7 177,159 1.8

Of the employed people in Meadows, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, School Education 3.4%, Hospitals 3.2%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.0% and Building Installation Services 2.6%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 643 -- 534 -- 577 --
Family 1,400 -- 1,330 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,256 -- 1,044 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Meadows was $643.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 460 65.9 471,363 63.8 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 28 4.0 39,169 5.3 537,638 5.3
Walked only 23 3.3 23,623 3.2 377,043 3.7
Truck 16 2.3 5,882 0.8 104,746 1.0
Bus, car as driver 9 1.3 2,607 0.4 17,448 0.2
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 2.2 50,866 6.9 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 489 70.3 512,288 69.3 6,620,840 65.8

In Meadows, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.9%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Walked only 3.3%, Truck 2.3% and Bus, car as driver 1.3%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 804 81.6 936,604 71.5 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 332 33.7 364,336 27.8 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 114 11.6 154,651 11.8 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 279 28.3 258,840 19.8 3,090,874 17.8

In Meadows, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.7% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 236 24.0 282,493 21.6 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 299 30.4 351,524 26.8 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 149 15.1 168,882 12.9 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 120 12.2 133,703 10.2 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Meadows, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 146 41.4 174,668 40.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 156 44.2 178,436 41.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 48 13.6 70,082 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 3 0.8 7,064 1.6 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Meadows, 44.2% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 13.6% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 31.4 -- 18.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 68.6 -- 81.1 -- 82.4

In Meadows 31.4% of single parents were male and 68.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,978 -- 1,906 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,111 -- 2,130 -- 2,310 --

In Meadows, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,111 and those without children was $1,978.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 55 18.2 68,246 19.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 21 6.9 14,646 4.1 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 99 32.7 80,406 22.8 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 27 8.9 48,840 13.8 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 21 6.9 20,310 5.8 251,191 5.4
Both not working 45 14.9 76,963 21.8 899,598 19.2
Other 17 5.6 21,766 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 18 5.9 21,930 6.2 314,529 6.7

In Meadows, of couple families with children, 18.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.9% had both employed part-time and 32.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 459 91.3 619,037 88.1 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 44 8.7 83,777 11.9 934,470 10.7

In Meadows, 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 452 98.7 494,471 79.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 66,465 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 0.7 54,968 8.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 3 0.7 2,812 0.5 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Meadows, 98.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.7 1,690 0.3 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 10 2.2 21,955 3.5 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 49 10.7 121,108 19.6 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 240 52.4 328,640 53.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 156 34.1 134,862 21.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 10,786 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Meadows, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.7% had 2 bedrooms and 52.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 139 30.5 203,281 32.8 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 242 53.1 218,402 35.3 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 65 14.3 172,727 27.9 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 3 0.7 8,937 1.4 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 7 1.5 15,694 2.5 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Meadows, 30.5% were owned outright, 53.1% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 347 75.8 424,352 68.5 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 101 22.1 172,669 27.9 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 10 2.2 22,020 3.6 321,007 4.1

In Meadows, of all households, 75.8% were family households, 22.1% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

Household income Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 18.1 -- 27.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.9 -- 7.3 -- 11.2

In Meadows, 18.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 240 -- 220 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 90.7 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 4.5 -- 9.3 -- 10.4

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,421 -- 1,500 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.7 -- 91.2 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 14.3 -- 8.8 -- 9.9

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 9 2.0 54,051 8.7 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 102 22.4 227,462 36.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 210 46.1 220,627 35.6 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 127 27.9 99,481 16.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 1.8 17,417 2.8 234,292 3.0

In Meadows, 22.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 11 -- 30,430 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 5 45.5 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 6 54.5 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Meadows, there were 11 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 45.5%) were male and 6 (or 54.5%) were female. The median age was 17 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.

Dwelling characteristics Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,125 -- 842 -- 991 --

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

In Meadows, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

Mortgage and rent Meadows % Meadows South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Meadows, 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.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.