Meroo Meadow

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 472 people in Meroo Meadow. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Meroo Meadow was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.6% of the population.

Of people in Meroo Meadow aged 15 years and over, 61.4% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Meroo Meadow, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Meroo Meadow 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 15.5% in secondary school and 10.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Meroo Meadow, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Meroo Meadow were Australian 33.1%, English 33.1%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 7.8% and German 3.0%.

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 Meroo Meadow (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Meroo Meadow, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, New Zealand 2.4%, United States of America 1.5%, Scotland 0.7% and Nepal 0.7%.

In Meroo Meadow, 70.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Meroo Meadow, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.1%, England 5.5%, Scotland 1.8%, Netherlands 1.8% and New Zealand 1.1%.

In Meroo Meadow, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.8%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.8%, United States of America 2.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Meroo Meadow were No Religion, so described 29.8%, Anglican 28.9%, Catholic 19.2%, Not stated 7.5% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Meroo Meadow, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Meroo Meadow 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Nepali 0.6%.

Employment

There were 230 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Meroo Meadow. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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 Meroo Meadow, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Meroo Meadow included Professionals 24.6%, Managers 18.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Labourers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Meroo Meadow, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 6.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.2%, Car Retailing 4.0%, Financial Asset Broking Services 4.0% and Other Allied Health Services 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Meroo Meadow was $745.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Meroo Meadow, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.9%, Worked at home 12.0% and Truck 1.9%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Meroo Meadow, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 14.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.6% 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 Meroo Meadow, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Meroo Meadow, 45.0% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Meroo Meadow, of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 17.6% 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 Meroo Meadow, 86.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Meroo Meadow, 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.

In Meroo Meadow, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 1.8% had 2 bedrooms and 26.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 2.7 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Meroo Meadow, 45.2% were owned outright, 38.1% were owned with a mortgage and 14.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Meroo Meadow, of all households, 86.1% were family households, 13.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Meroo Meadow, 14.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.1% 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 Meroo Meadow, 18.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Meroo Meadow, 85.4% 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 Meroo Meadow, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 29 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.

In Meroo Meadow, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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

In Meroo Meadow, 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)