Mernda

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL21659
People 23,369
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 33
Families 6,459
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 8,089
Average number of people per household 3
Median weekly household income $2,011
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,937
Median weekly rent (b) $381
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 11,437 48.9 3,200,963 49.2 12,545,154 49.3
Female 11,930 51.1 3,302,528 50.8 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 325 1.4 65,646 1.0 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 22,346 95.6 6,148,188 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 698 3.0 289,665 4.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 33 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 2,236 9.6 375,900 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 2,355 10.1 402,168 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,711 7.3 391,388 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,239 5.3 363,201 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,233 5.3 410,337 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,503 6.4 475,532 7.3 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 2,343 10.0 499,959 7.7 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 2,758 11.8 489,927 7.5 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 2,007 8.6 428,808 6.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,529 6.5 416,524 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,097 4.7 410,360 6.3 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 824 3.5 383,916 5.9 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 758 3.2 362,634 5.6 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 615 2.6 320,562 4.9 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 574 2.5 285,000 4.4 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 324 1.4 203,205 3.1 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 184 0.8 141,601 2.2 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 77 0.3 142,475 2.2 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 9,258 54.2 2,496,618 46.8 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 597 3.5 163,443 3.1 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,250 7.3 436,174 8.2 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 429 2.5 262,392 4.9 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 5,536 32.4 1,975,412 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 8,820 53.9 2,278,239 46.7 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,692 10.3 544,957 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 5,846 35.7 2,054,902 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 872 11.0 139,502 7.1 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,964 24.7 354,535 18.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 621 7.8 106,832 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 226 2.8 58,184 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 2,819 35.5 520,258 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 1,105 13.9 230,448 11.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 313 3.9 96,560 4.9 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 159 2.0 84,706 4.3 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,573 19.8 412,219 21.0 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 600 7.6 155,358 7.9 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 910 11.5 325,961 16.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,517 19.1 482,005 24.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 311 3.9 70,054 3.6 242,821 3.2
Not stated 853 10.7 340,941 17.4 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,855 28.4 1,557,447 29.2 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,072 12.1 521,291 9.8 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 685 4.0 179,000 3.4 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,075 12.2 580,494 10.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,665 15.6 797,281 14.9 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 964 5.6 304,927 5.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,245 7.3 389,680 7.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 20 0.1 3,250 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 647 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,077 6.3 422,139 7.9 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 406 2.4 111,674 2.1 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 121 0.7 59,722 1.1 175,844 0.8
Not stated 886 5.2 406,049 7.6 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 5,357 22.9 1,770,726 27.2 7,596,753 29.9
English 4,907 21.0 1,900,089 29.2 8,385,928 33.0
Indian 2,666 11.4 276,770 4.3 783,953 3.1
Italian 2,331 10.0 384,688 5.9 1,108,364 4.4
Irish 1,339 5.7 611,788 9.4 2,410,833 9.5

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 14,388 61.6 4,228,667 65.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 2,397 10.3 258,193 4.0 673,352 2.6
Sri Lanka 505 2.2 68,066 1.0 131,904 0.5
Philippines 407 1.7 68,463 1.1 293,892 1.2
New Zealand 375 1.6 99,344 1.5 530,492 2.1
England 354 1.5 174,552 2.7 927,490 3.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 12,068 51.6 2,684,522 41.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,464 6.3 410,848 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 927 4.0 298,977 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 8,051 34.5 2,757,268 42.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 856 3.7 351,877 5.4 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,002 38.5 3,065,587 47.1 12,959,282 51.0
India 3,471 14.9 354,761 5.5 935,066 3.7
Italy 1,023 4.4 185,164 2.8 477,065 1.9
Sri Lanka 724 3.1 96,586 1.5 186,191 0.7
England 664 2.8 318,462 4.9 1,626,778 6.4

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 9,548 40.9 3,179,788 48.9 13,383,605 52.6
India 3,406 14.6 349,077 5.4 917,541 3.6
Italy 832 3.6 157,999 2.4 391,399 1.5
Sri Lanka 720 3.1 94,443 1.5 182,104 0.7
England 618 2.6 288,747 4.4 1,488,479 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,588 28.2 2,523,448 38.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 5,470 23.4 1,335,784 20.5 5,075,907 20.0
Hinduism 2,201 9.4 214,058 3.3 684,002 2.7
Eastern Orthodox 1,393 6.0 216,791 3.3 535,470 2.1
Islam 1,239 5.3 273,028 4.2 813,392 3.2

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Mernda, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (46.7%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Punjabi 1,123 4.8 104,949 1.6 239,033 0.9
Hindi 691 3.0 66,930 1.0 197,132 0.8
Arabic 587 2.5 91,441 1.4 367,159 1.4
Malayalam 513 2.2 25,342 0.4 78,738 0.3
Sinhalese 458 2.0 49,501 0.8 85,869 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 13,294 56.9 4,369,804 67.2 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 3,323 44.1 722,004 30.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
In the labour force 12,114 71.0 3,330,560 62.4 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 4,331 25.4 1,719,644 32.2 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 622 3.6 283,829 5.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,118 58.8 1,871,278 56.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 3,575 29.5 1,076,741 32.3 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 729 6.0 214,876 6.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 689 5.7 167,667 5.0 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 547 4.8 160,594 5.1 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,424 12.5 455,966 14.4 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,269 11.1 371,345 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 886 7.8 249,436 7.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 3,002 26.3 658,731 20.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 2,555 22.4 685,482 21.7 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,559 13.6 527,063 16.7 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,383 20.9 790,960 25.0 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,605 14.0 392,444 12.4 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,593 13.9 347,570 11.0 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,576 13.8 399,460 12.6 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 1,175 10.3 442,109 14.0 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 1,066 9.3 263,317 8.3 986,433 8.2
Labourers 959 8.4 277,292 8.8 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 864 7.6 187,939 5.9 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 548 4.8 146,890 4.6 545,158 4.5
Aged Care Residential Services 445 3.9 62,520 2.0 258,274 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 393 3.4 75,275 2.4 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 316 2.8 68,023 2.2 278,221 2.3
Computer System Design and Related Services 247 2.2 67,561 2.1 221,712 1.8

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $879 N/A $803 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,141 N/A $2,136 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,011 N/A $1,759 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,577 57.6 1,578,210 49.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 383 3.4 110,123 3.5 466,904 3.9
Train 279 2.4 51,921 1.6 170,326 1.4
Train, bus 70 0.6 11,016 0.3 52,509 0.4
Train, car as driver 68 0.6 8,140 0.3 31,148 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,278 11.2 353,067 11.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 2,337 20.5 814,082 25.7 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 547 4.8 138,867 4.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 7,150 62.6 1,723,018 54.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 11,123 65.2 3,583,114 67.2 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 6,714 39.3 1,402,952 26.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,052 12.0 689,210 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,434 8.4 712,003 13.3 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 3,191 18.7 1,064,059 19.9 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 4,255 24.9 1,445,125 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,017 11.8 629,720 11.8 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,659 9.7 444,213 8.3 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,261 5.4 518,633 8.0 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,808 7.7 543,047 8.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 361 1.5 179,326 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 47 0.2 45,946 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 990 4.2 303,371 4.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 530 2.3 243,130 3.7 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 138 0.6 57,437 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 163 0.7 97,270 1.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,711 7.3 571,150 8.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 128 0.5 59,844 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,586 6.8 519,110 8.0 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 15,970 68.3 3,969,506 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,441 6.2 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 16,817 72.0 4,228,219 65.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 3,677 15.7 1,224,496 18.8 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,020 4.4 371,819 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 411 1.8 186,237 2.9 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,441 6.2 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Currently serving 35 0.2 10,839 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 198 1.2 94,393 1.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 16,217 95.0 4,936,372 92.5 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 615 3.6 292,432 5.5 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,638 25.4 645,543 37.6 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 3,680 57.0 782,321 45.5 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 1,074 16.6 262,040 15.2 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 68 1.1 28,875 1.7 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male N/A 15.7 N/A 19.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 84.4 N/A 80.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,365 25.7 323,693 22.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 245 4.6 70,928 5.0 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,335 25.1 322,757 22.6 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 865 16.3 189,173 13.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 262 4.9 90,569 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 650 12.2 283,160 19.8 1,163,744 21.0
Other 409 7.7 97,725 6.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 188 3.5 49,854 3.5 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,530 95.6 2,390,232 88.9 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 351 4.5 298,029 11.1 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,733 89.4 1,755,423 73.4 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 688 9.1 332,251 13.9 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 110 1.5 289,120 12.1 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 5 0.1 10,455 0.4 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 3 0.0 7,798 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 34 0.5 122,594 5.1 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 482 6.4 456,624 19.1 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,563 34.0 992,656 41.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 4,362 57.9 778,065 32.6 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 87 1.2 32,490 1.4 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 151 2.0 179,348 7.5 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,458 32.6 856,243 35.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 3,535 46.9 880,945 36.9 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,304 17.3 440,086 18.4 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 87 1.2 33,611 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 6,262 83.2 1,676,129 70.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,132 15.0 619,542 25.9 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 134 1.8 94,559 4.0 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,075 14.3 768,730 32.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 4,147 55.1 862,658 36.1 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 2,057 27.3 681,419 28.5 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 162 2.2 41,752 1.7 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 95 1.3 35,676 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 9.9 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.8 N/A 24.2 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 381 N/A 370 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 1,267 61.6 413,492 60.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 637 31.0 210,437 30.9 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 153 7.4 57,493 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,937 N/A 1,859 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 3,058 73.7 637,758 73.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 705 17.0 133,287 15.5 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 384 9.3 91,606 10.6 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 157 48.9 32,862 50.1 403,709 49.7
Female 164 51.1 32,782 49.9 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 0.9 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,012 N/A 1,565 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 386 N/A 330 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,935 N/A 1,600 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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