Merrylands

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12588
People 29,653
Male 51.2%
Female 48.8%
Median age 32
Families 7,279
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 10,108
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,267
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $390
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 15,179 51.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 14,472 48.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 233 0.8 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 29,653 people in Merrylands. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,455 8.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,091 7.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,766 6.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,814 6.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,421 8.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,905 9.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,830 9.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,241 7.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,814 6.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,729 5.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,745 5.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,467 4.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,248 4.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 969 3.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 760 2.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 557 1.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 432 1.5 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 412 1.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Merrylands was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 11,717 50.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 870 3.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,625 7.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,091 4.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 8,033 34.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Merrylands aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 10,153 46.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 946 4.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 10,590 48.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Merrylands, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 498 5.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,466 15.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 774 8.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 240 2.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 986 10.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 755 7.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 166 1.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 740 7.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,587 16.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 393 4.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,918 20.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Merrylands 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.0% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 24.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,416 18.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,119 9.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 463 2.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,035 8.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,938 21.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 827 3.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,452 10.5 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 23 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,411 10.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 884 3.8 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,084 8.9 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Merrylands, 21.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Lebanese 6,116 17.5 166,591 1.7 230,869 0.7
Australian 3,510 10.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,975 8.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Chinese 2,804 8.0 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Indian 1,479 4.2 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Merrylands were Lebanese 17.5%, Australian 10.1%, English 8.5%, Chinese 8.0% and Indian 4.2%.

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 Merrylands (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 13,026 44.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Lebanon 2,327 7.9 57,381 0.8 78,653 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,489 5.0 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Afghanistan 1,269 4.3 13,032 0.2 46,799 0.2
India 1,149 3.9 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Pakistan 718 2.4 24,524 0.3 61,913 0.3

In Merrylands, 44.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Lebanon 7.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.0%, Afghanistan 4.3%, India 3.9% and Pakistan 2.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 21,498 72.5 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,703 5.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 984 3.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,663 12.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Merrylands, 12.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 72.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Lebanon 5,622 19.0 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8
Australia 4,685 15.8 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,111 7.1 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Afghanistan 1,878 6.3 19,809 0.3 69,920 0.3
India 1,458 4.9 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6

In Merrylands, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Lebanon 19.0%, Australia 15.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.1%, Afghanistan 6.3% and India 4.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,424 18.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Lebanon 5,175 17.5 129,707 1.7 176,241 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,086 7.0 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Afghanistan 1,855 6.3 19,373 0.3 68,276 0.3
India 1,429 4.8 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Merrylands, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 18.3%, Lebanon 17.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.0%, Afghanistan 6.3% and India 4.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 8,673 29.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Islam 7,291 24.6 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6
No Religion, so described 3,477 11.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 2,481 8.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Hinduism 1,358 4.6 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Merrylands were Catholic 29.2%, Islam 24.6%, No Religion, so described 11.7%, Not stated 8.4% and Hinduism 4.6%. In Merrylands, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 6,674 22.5 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Mandarin 1,537 5.2 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Dari 981 3.3 9,139 0.1 30,437 0.1
Cantonese 813 2.7 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Turkish 810 2.7 21,620 0.3 58,355 0.2
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English only spoken at home 8,710 29.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 6,539 68.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Merrylands 29.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 22.5%, Mandarin 5.2%, Dari 3.3%, Cantonese 2.7% and Turkish 2.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,165 56.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,522 27.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 701 5.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,264 10.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 12,652 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Merrylands. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 10.0% 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
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,172 10.3 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,233 10.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,117 9.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,755 24.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,408 38.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Merrylands, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,870 16.4 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,849 16.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,660 14.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 1,343 11.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,160 10.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,119 9.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,035 9.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Managers 1,027 9.0 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Merrylands included Professionals 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Labourers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.1% and Managers 9.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 321 2.8 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Banking 308 2.7 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 281 2.5 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 275 2.4 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Cafes and Restaurants 273 2.4 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Merrylands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.8%, Banking 2.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%, Takeaway Food Services 2.4% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 486 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,355 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,267 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Merrylands was $486.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,391 56.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,547 13.6 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 685 6.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 358 3.1 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Bus 323 2.8 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,491 21.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 7,363 64.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Merrylands, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.2%, Train 13.6%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Train, bus 3.1% and Bus 2.8%. On the day, 21.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 12,713 54.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 5,734 24.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,703 11.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,214 9.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Merrylands, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% 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, 9.5% 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
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,464 19.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,333 18.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,876 8.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,035 8.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Merrylands, 18.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,820 25.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,854 53.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,398 19.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 203 2.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Merrylands, 53.0% were couple families with children, 25.0% were couple families without children and 19.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Merrylands, 15.3% of single parents were male and 84.7% 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
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 871 15.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 173 3.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 749 13.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,219 21.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 537 9.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,477 26.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 300 5.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 332 5.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Merrylands, of couple families with children, 15.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 13.2% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 9,045 93.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 592 6.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Merrylands, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,794 53.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,283 14.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,862 31.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 64 0.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Merrylands, 53.0% were separate houses, 14.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 31.6% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 28 0.3 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 353 3.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3,234 35.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,054 33.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,089 23.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 292 3.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Merrylands, of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 35.7% had 2 bedrooms and 33.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,271 25.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,402 26.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 4,012 44.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 57 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 306 3.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Merrylands, 25.1% were owned outright, 26.5% were owned with a mortgage and 44.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 6,836 75.5 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,763 19.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 454 5.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Merrylands, of all households, 75.5% were family households, 19.5% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

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Household income Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.3 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Merrylands, 22.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.3% 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 Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 390 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 77.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 22.5 -- 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 Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.7 -- 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 Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,170 12.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,412 37.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,649 29.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,407 15.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 415 4.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Merrylands, 37.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,545 17.1 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,158 79.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 341 3.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Merrylands, 79.1% 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.

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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.
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 123 51.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 115 48.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Merrylands, 51.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.3% were female. The median age was 26 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,057 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Merrylands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,057.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Merrylands % Merrylands New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,050 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Merrylands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,050.

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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.