Meadow Heights

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,842 people in Meadow Heights. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Meadow Heights was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.6% of the population.

Of people in Meadow Heights aged 15 years and over, 49.1% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Meadow Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Meadow Heights 36.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.3% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 19.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Meadow Heights, 21.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Meadow Heights were Turkish 19.2%, Australian 9.5%, English 8.7%, Lebanese 7.9% and Iraqi 4.4%.

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

In Meadow Heights, 47.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Turkey 10.8%, Iraq 9.3%, Lebanon 3.7%, Vietnam 2.6% and Syria 1.8%.

In Meadow Heights, 11.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 71.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Meadow Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Turkey 20.9%, Australia 15.2%, Iraq 14.3%, Lebanon 9.9% and Vietnam 4.5%.

In Meadow Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Turkey 20.2%, Australia 18.1%, Iraq 14.1%, Lebanon 8.4% and Vietnam 4.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Meadow Heights were Islam 41.2%, Catholic 21.9%, Not stated 9.8%, No Religion, so described 9.7% and Assyrian Apostolic 2.6%. In Meadow Heights, Islam was the largest religious group reported overall (45.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Meadow Heights 23.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Turkish 22.0%, Arabic 17.4%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5.1%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 4.9% and Vietnamese 4.5%.

Employment

There were 5,011 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Meadow Heights. Of these 48.2% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 14.1% 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 Meadow Heights, 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Meadow Heights included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Labourers 14.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Professionals 10.6% and Managers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Meadow Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Child Care Services 4.1%, Takeaway Food Services 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Road Freight Transport 2.3% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Meadow Heights was $375.

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In Meadow Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.1%, Car, as passenger 6.1%, Train 4.5%, Worked at home 2.1% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 8.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Meadow Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% 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, 8.3% 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 Meadow Heights, 15.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Meadow Heights, 55.7% were couple families with children, 19.4% were couple families without children and 23.1% were one parent families.

In Meadow Heights, 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Meadow Heights, of couple families with children, 8.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 9.9% 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 Meadow Heights, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Meadow Heights, 82.9% were separate houses, 15.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Meadow Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.8% had 1 bedroom, 6.3% had 2 bedrooms and 70.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Meadow Heights, 23.9% were owned outright, 40.5% were owned with a mortgage and 31.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Meadow Heights, of all households, 84.3% were family households, 13.5% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Meadow Heights, 26.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.8% 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 Meadow Heights, 31.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Meadow Heights, 80.8% 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.

People characteristics

In Meadow Heights, 43.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.6% 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 Meadow Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,104.

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In Meadow Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $209 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,084.

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