Meadow Flat

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12549
People 309
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 44
Families 88
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 133
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,721
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,720
Median weekly rent $215
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 155 49.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 158 50.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 9 2.9 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 309 people in Meadow Flat. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

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Age Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 13 4.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 28 9.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 19 6.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 19 6.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3 1.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 11 3.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 15 5.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 17 5.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 27 9.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 19 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 30 10.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 33 11.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 18 6.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 19 6.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 21 7.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3 1.0 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Meadow Flat was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 157 62.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 10 4.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 24 9.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6 2.4 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 53 21.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Meadow Flat aged 15 years and over, 62.8% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 145 64.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 29 12.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 50 22.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Meadow Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 5 4.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 21 19.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 12 11.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 8 7.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 14 13.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 7 6.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 6 5.6 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 7 6.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 2.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 22 20.4 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Meadow Flat 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were in primary school, 25.5% in secondary school and 9.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 50 21.1 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 24 10.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 11 4.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 40 16.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 14 5.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 5 2.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 30 12.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 31 13.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 25 10.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Meadow Flat, 5.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 150 37.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 114 28.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 30 7.4 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 29 7.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
New Zealander 11 2.7 54,623 0.6 207,722 0.7

The most common ancestries in Meadow Flat were Australian 37.0%, English 28.1%, Scottish 7.4%, Irish 7.2% and New Zealander 2.7%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Meadow Flat (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 253 85.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 9 3.0 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 5 1.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Malta 3 1.0 14,481 0.2 37,613 0.2

In Meadow Flat, 85.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.0%, New Zealand 1.7% and Malta 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 48 15.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 30 9.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 16 5.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 201 63.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Meadow Flat, 63.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 217 73.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 19 6.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 10 3.4 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4 1.3 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8
Germany 4 1.3 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7

In Meadow Flat, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.1%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3% and Germany 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 235 76.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 18 5.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Malta 7 2.3 35,687 0.5 91,404 0.4
New Zealand 6 2.0 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 4 1.3 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Meadow Flat, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.8%, England 5.9%, Malta 2.3%, New Zealand 2.0% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 97 31.3 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 88 28.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 45 14.5 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 21 6.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 20 6.5 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Meadow Flat were Catholic 31.3%, No Religion, so described 28.4%, Anglican 14.5%, Not stated 6.8% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Meadow Flat, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 276 91.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 9 8.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Meadow Flat 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 94 62.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 45 30.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 11 7.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 0 0.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 150 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Meadow Flat. Of these 62.7% were employed full time, 30.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 12.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 19 13.4 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3 2.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 26 18.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 70 49.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Meadow Flat, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 35 23.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 22 14.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 22 14.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 20 13.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 20 13.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 15 9.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 8 5.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 6 4.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Meadow Flat included Professionals 23.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Managers 9.9%, Labourers 5.3% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 13 12.1 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 10 9.3 13,478 0.4 44,309 0.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7 6.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation 6 5.6 1,678 0.0 8,064 0.1
Primary Education 6 5.6 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Meadow Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 12.1%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 9.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.5%, Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation 5.6% and Primary Education 5.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 707 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,958 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,721 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Meadow Flat was $707.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 94 64.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 19 13.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 10 6.8 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 3 2.1 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Walked only 3 2.1 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 101 68.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Meadow Flat, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Worked at home 13.0%, Car, as passenger 6.8%, Truck 2.1% and Walked only 2.1%. 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 68.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 194 80.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 83 35.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 26 10.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 63 25.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Meadow Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.0% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 46 18.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 64 26.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 52 21.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 38 15.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Meadow Flat, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 21.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 42 46.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 44 48.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4 4.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Meadow Flat, 48.9% were couple families with children, 46.7% were couple families without children and 4.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Meadow Flat, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 20 23.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 22 26.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 11 13.1 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 3.6 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 16 19.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 8 9.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 4 4.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Meadow Flat, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 26.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 111 90.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 12 9.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Meadow Flat, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 111 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

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

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 4 3.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 12 10.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 34 29.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 58 50.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 6.1 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Meadow Flat, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 10.4% had 2 bedrooms and 29.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 47 42.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 41 36.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 13 11.7 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 2.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 7 6.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Meadow Flat, 42.3% were owned outright, 36.9% were owned with a mortgage and 11.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 89 83.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 18 16.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Meadow Flat, of all households, 83.2% were family households, 16.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.1 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Meadow Flat, 14.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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 Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 215 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.8 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,720 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 15 13.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 47 43.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 42 38.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 4 3.7 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Meadow Flat, 13.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 11 10.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 88 83.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 6 5.7 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Meadow Flat, 83.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 9 75.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 3 25.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Meadow Flat, 75.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 25.0% were female. The median age was 19 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,374 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Meadow Flat, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,374.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Meadow Flat % Meadow Flat New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Meadow Flat, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.