Merewether Heights

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,400 people in Merewether Heights. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Merewether Heights was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.0% of the population.

Of people in Merewether Heights aged 15 years and over, 62.3% were married and 7.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Merewether Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Merewether Heights 35.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.1% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 16.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Merewether Heights, 9.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Merewether Heights were English 31.8%, Australian 26.9%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 9.3% and German 2.9%.

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 Merewether Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Merewether Heights, 86.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, South Africa 0.7%, Germany 0.4% and Netherlands 0.4%.

In Merewether Heights, 69.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Merewether Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.2%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.7%, Italy 1.2% and Scotland 1.2%.

In Merewether Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.6%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 2.0%, Italy 1.1% and Netherlands 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Merewether Heights were No Religion, so described 33.5%, Catholic 23.7%, Anglican 17.3%, Not stated 9.5% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In Merewether Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Merewether Heights 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.4%, Italian 0.8%, Dutch 0.6%, Macedonian 0.5% and Portuguese 0.3%.

Employment

There were 656 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Merewether Heights. Of these 57.0% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 2.7% 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.

Of employed people in Merewether Heights, 16.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Merewether Heights included Professionals 37.8%, Managers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Labourers 4.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.0%.

Of the employed people in Merewether Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.5%, Secondary Education 5.4%, Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 4.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2% and General Practice Medical Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Merewether Heights was $923.

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In Merewether Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.5%, Worked at home 7.3%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Bicycle 2.7% and Motorbike/scooter 0.8%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Merewether Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.6% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Merewether Heights, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Merewether Heights, 53.4% were couple families with children, 36.1% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

In Merewether Heights, 13.2% of single parents were male and 86.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Merewether Heights, of couple families with children, 18.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 27.5% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Merewether Heights, 94.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Merewether Heights, 97.4% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Merewether Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.8% had 1 bedroom, 4.2% had 2 bedrooms and 49.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Merewether Heights, 47.7% were owned outright, 42.6% were owned with a mortgage and 8.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Merewether Heights, of all households, 81.8% were family households, 16.4% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Merewether Heights, 9.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 34.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Merewether Heights, 27.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Merewether Heights, 91.2% 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.

People characteristics

In Merewether Heights, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 21 years.

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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.

In Merewether Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,750.

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In Merewether Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $550 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)