Meandarra

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31813
People 262
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 46
Families 71
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 167
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,047
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $100
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 131 49.6 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 133 50.4 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 2.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 262 people in Meandarra. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

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Age Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 16 6.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 15 5.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 19 7.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 17 6.6 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 4 1.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 14 5.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9 3.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 5 1.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 18 7.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 24 9.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 19 7.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 16 6.2 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 25 9.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 26 10.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 13 5.0 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 12 4.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 1.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 1.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Meandarra was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 124 59.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 1.4 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 22 10.5 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 8 3.8 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 52 24.9 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Meandarra aged 15 years and over, 59.3% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 110 62.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 19 10.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 47 26.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Meandarra, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 4.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 24 37.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 4.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 0 0.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 4.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 16 25.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 6.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 4.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 8 12.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Meandarra 25.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.8% were in primary school, 27.9% in secondary school and 6.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 24 11.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 15 7.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 4.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 26 12.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 30 14.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4 1.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 44 20.9 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 32 15.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 1.4 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 21 10.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Meandarra, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 141 42.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 86 25.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 28 8.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 26 7.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 19 5.7 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Meandarra were Australian 42.2%, English 25.7%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 7.8% and German 5.7%.

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

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Country of birth Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 231 91.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 3 1.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 3 1.2 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9

In Meandarra, 91.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.2% and England 1.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 14 5.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 11 4.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 12 4.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 213 81.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Meandarra, 81.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 224 89.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 9 3.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 6 2.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6

In Meandarra, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 89.6%, England 3.6% and New Zealand 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 227 86.6 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 6 2.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 5 1.9 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6
Scotland 4 1.5 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 3 1.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6

In Meandarra, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 86.6%, England 2.3%, Netherlands 1.9%, Scotland 1.5% and New Zealand 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 69 25.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 60 21.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 43 15.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Uniting Church 25 9.1 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7
Christian, nfd 20 7.3 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Meandarra were Catholic 25.2%, Anglican 21.9%, No Religion, so described 15.7%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Christian, nfd 7.3%. In Meandarra, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 249 95.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3 2.5 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Meandarra 95.8% 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
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 94 71.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 26 19.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 9 6.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 2.3 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Meandarra. Of these 71.2% were employed full time, 19.7% were employed part-time and 2.3% 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
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 6 5.0 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5 4.2 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7 5.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 15 12.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 76 63.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Meandarra, 5.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 63.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Managers 42 36.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 19 16.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 14 12.1 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 11.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 10 8.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 8.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 8 6.9 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5

The only other responses for occupation in Meandarra were Managers 36.2%, Labourers 16.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Professionals 8.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6% and Technicians and Trades Workers 6.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 31 29.8 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Local Government Administration 8 7.7 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 8 7.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Grain Storage Services 7 6.7 317 0.0 2,683 0.0
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 5 4.8 1,482 0.1 15,056 0.1

Of the employed people in Meandarra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 29.8%, Local Government Administration 7.7%, Primary Education 7.7%, Grain Storage Services 6.7% and Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 4.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 483 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,333 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,047 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Meandarra was $483.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 56 50.5 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 27 24.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 18 16.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Other 3 2.7 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 56 47.5 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Meandarra, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 50.5%, Worked at home 24.3%, Walked only 16.2% and Other 2.7%. 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 47.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 129 62.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 53 25.1 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 21 9.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 78 37.5 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Meandarra, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.1% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.5% 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
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 46 21.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 38 17.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 25 11.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 27 12.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Meandarra, 17.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 36 52.2 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 29 42.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4 5.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Meandarra, 42.0% were couple families with children, 52.2% were couple families without children and 5.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Meandarra, 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
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 21 30.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 12 17.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4 5.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 4.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 18 26.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 7 10.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 4.4 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Meandarra, of couple families with children, 30.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% 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.

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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 Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 94 72.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 36 27.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Meandarra, 72.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 91 96.8 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 3.2 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Meandarra, 96.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 3.2 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 11 11.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 44 46.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 32 33.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 5.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Meandarra, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 11.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 53 53.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 23 23.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 21 21.0 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 3.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Meandarra, 53.0% were owned outright, 23.0% were owned with a mortgage and 21.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 71 71.0 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 29 29.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Meandarra, of all households, 71.0% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 33.0 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Meandarra, 33.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.6% 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 Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 100 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 12.8 -- 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 Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.5 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.5 -- 6.4 -- 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 Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 4 4.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 20 20.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 42 42.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 34 34.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Meandarra, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 30 28.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 72 67.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 4.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Meandarra, 67.3% 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.
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3 50.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 50.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 49 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Meandarra, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 49 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
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 574 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Meandarra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $574.

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
Meandarra % Meandarra Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Meandarra, 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)

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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.