Merbein

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL215053
People 1,981
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 47
Families 500
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 894
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $776
Median monthly mortgage repayments $910
Median weekly rent $180
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 960 48.3 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,028 51.7 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 87 4.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,981 people in Merbein. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

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Age Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 122 6.2 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 108 5.5 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 83 4.2 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 110 5.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 117 5.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 126 6.4 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 105 5.3 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 74 3.7 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 85 4.3 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 117 5.9 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 136 6.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 152 7.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 140 7.1 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 128 6.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 102 5.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 97 4.9 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 78 3.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 98 5.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Merbein was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 680 40.9 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 80 4.8 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 169 10.2 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 169 10.2 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 566 34.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Merbein aged 15 years and over, 40.9% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 559 40.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 163 11.8 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 657 47.6 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Merbein, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 38 7.5 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 70 13.8 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 37 7.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 6 1.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 87 17.1 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 0.8 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 14 2.8 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 20 3.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 11 2.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 219 43.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Merbein 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.4% were in primary school, 18.9% 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
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 75 4.5 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 88 5.3 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 51 3.1 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 265 15.9 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 163 9.8 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 126 7.5 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 248 14.8 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.2 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 301 18.0 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 12 0.7 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 284 17.0 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Merbein, 9.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 845 32.5 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 828 31.9 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 205 7.9 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 153 5.9 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
German 123 4.7 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Merbein were English 32.5%, Australian 31.9%, Scottish 7.9%, Irish 5.9% and German 4.7%.

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

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Country of birth Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,614 81.4 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 32 1.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 22 1.1 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 11 0.6 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Italy 10 0.5 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
Scotland 8 0.4 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Merbein, 81.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.6%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 0.6%, Italy 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 194 9.8 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 101 5.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 47 2.4 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,434 72.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Merbein, 72.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,504 75.7 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 80 4.0 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 35 1.8 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 24 1.2 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 21 1.1 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Merbein, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.7%, England 4.0%, Italy 1.8%, New Zealand 1.2% and Netherlands 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,550 77.5 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 55 2.7 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 30 1.5 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Italy 26 1.3 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Scotland 19 0.9 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Merbein, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.5%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, Italy 1.3% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 682 34.3 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 410 20.6 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 288 14.5 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 226 11.4 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 158 7.9 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Merbein were No Religion, so described 34.3%, Catholic 20.6%, Anglican 14.5%, Not stated 11.4% and Uniting Church 7.9%. In Merbein, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 15 0.8 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Greek 10 0.5 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Tongan 5 0.3 3,257 0.1 17,691 0.1
Dutch 3 0.2 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Swedish 3 0.2 1,905 0.0 8,956 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,749 88.2 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 39 4.6 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Merbein 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.8%, Greek 0.5%, Tongan 0.3%, Dutch 0.2% and Swedish 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 399 51.6 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 243 31.4 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 56 7.2 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 75 9.7 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 773 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Merbein. Of these 51.6% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 9.7% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 83 12.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 68 9.9 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 90 13.0 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 151 21.9 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 248 35.9 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Merbein, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Labourers 113 16.4 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 108 15.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 91 13.2 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 79 11.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 75 10.9 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 75 10.9 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Managers 68 9.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 68 9.9 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2

The most common occupations in Merbein included Labourers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.9%, Managers 9.9% and Professionals 9.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 38 6.1 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 31 5.0 36,319 1.3 158,230 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 30 4.8 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Grape Growing 26 4.2 1,681 0.1 6,278 0.1
Road Freight Transport 25 4.0 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Merbein, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.1%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.8%, Grape Growing 4.2% and Road Freight Transport 4.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 469 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 976 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 776 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Merbein was $469.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 508 73.8 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 30 4.4 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 21 3.1 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 19 2.8 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Motorbike/scooter 9 1.3 9,878 0.4 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 10 1.4 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 544 78.7 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Merbein, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.8%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 3.1%, Walked only 2.8% and Motorbike/scooter 1.3%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 974 58.7 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 376 22.6 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 218 13.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 296 17.7 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Merbein, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.6% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.7% 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
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 252 15.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 383 23.0 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 179 10.8 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 165 9.9 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Merbein, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 206 41.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 161 32.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 121 24.3 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 2.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Merbein, 32.3% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 24.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 27.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 72.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Merbein, 27.2% of single parents were male and 72.8% 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
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 60 16.3 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 19 5.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 47 12.8 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 50 13.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 26 7.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 112 30.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 23 6.3 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 30 8.2 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Merbein, of couple families with children, 16.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 12.8% 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 Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 775 93.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 54 6.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Merbein, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 712 91.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 17 2.2 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 32 4.1 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 11 1.4 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Merbein, 91.9% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.6 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 37 4.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 173 22.2 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 409 52.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 122 15.6 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 35 4.5 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Merbein, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 22.2% had 2 bedrooms and 52.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 257 32.8 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 273 34.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 201 25.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 9 1.1 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 44 5.6 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Merbein, 32.8% were owned outright, 34.8% were owned with a mortgage and 25.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 493 63.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 267 34.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 18 2.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Merbein, of all households, 63.4% were family households, 34.3% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 34.3 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 2.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Merbein, 34.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.4% 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 Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.7 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.3 -- 10.4 -- 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 Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 910 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 7.5 -- 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 Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 53 6.8 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 285 36.6 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 266 34.2 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 124 15.9 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 50 6.4 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Merbein, 36.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 231 29.5 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 511 65.3 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 40 5.1 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Merbein, 65.3% 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.
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 39 48.8 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 41 51.2 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Merbein, 48.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.2% were female. The median age was 25 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 790 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Merbein, 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 $790.

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
Merbein % Merbein Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,245 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Merbein, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,245.

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

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.