Merriwa (WA)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL50939
People 5,587
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 40
Families 1,445
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 2,337
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,255
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent (b) $330
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,705 48.4 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,884 51.6 1,337,171 50.3 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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 162 2.9 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 5,068 90.7 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 354 6.3 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 40 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 319 5.7 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 382 6.8 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 389 7.0 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 342 6.1 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 324 5.8 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 314 5.6 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 344 6.2 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 361 6.5 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 327 5.9 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 314 5.6 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 317 5.7 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 258 4.6 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 212 3.8 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 215 3.9 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 241 4.3 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 240 4.3 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 281 5.0 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 401 7.2 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

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

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,871 41.7 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 196 4.4 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 461 10.3 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 447 10.0 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,513 33.7 777,668 36.1 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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,590 41.2 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 451 11.7 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,815 47.1 766,278 40.4 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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 69 4.2 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 357 21.9 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 60 3.7 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 71 4.4 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 489 30.0 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 237 14.5 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 52 3.2 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 72 4.4 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 366 22.5 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 127 7.8 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 129 7.9 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 252 15.5 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 70 4.3 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 387 23.8 167,197 20.7 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)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 378 8.4 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 378 8.4 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 195 4.3 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 766 17.1 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 779 17.3 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 274 6.1 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 666 14.8 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 3 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 361 8.0 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 146 3.3 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 31 0.7 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 524 11.7 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 2,458 44.0 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,739 31.1 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 484 8.7 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 479 8.6 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Italian 186 3.3 137,255 5.2 1,108,364 4.4

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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,301 59.1 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 676 12.1 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 248 4.4 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
South Africa 141 2.5 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
Philippines 71 1.3 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
Scotland 60 1.1 26,146 1.0 118,496 0.5

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,361 42.3 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 439 7.9 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 347 6.2 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,952 34.9 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 487 8.7 172,800 6.5 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)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,310 41.3 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 989 17.7 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 337 6.0 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
South Africa 157 2.8 52,810 2.0 229,259 0.9
Scotland 141 2.5 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1

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)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,406 43.1 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 978 17.5 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 307 5.5 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
South Africa 155 2.8 54,397 2.0 231,248 0.9
Scotland 122 2.2 46,604 1.8 241,428 0.9

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)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,538 45.4 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 814 14.6 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 742 13.3 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 430 7.7 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 218 3.9 89,919 3.4 688,440 2.7

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 Merriwa (WA), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.7%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 67 1.2 14,729 0.6 49,375 0.2
Filipino 30 0.5 12,501 0.5 90,853 0.4
Tagalog 29 0.5 17,313 0.7 131,195 0.5
Khmer 26 0.5 1,618 0.1 40,037 0.2
Italian 22 0.4 25,432 1.0 228,042 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 4,501 80.6 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 318 15.5 204,514 21.2 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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,277 50.7 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,898 42.3 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 318 7.1 136,153 6.3 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)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,235 54.2 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 716 31.4 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 133 5.8 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 193 8.5 70,001 5.1 646,442 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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 90 4.3 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 300 14.4 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 246 11.8 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 169 8.1 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 461 22.1 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 381 18.3 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 396 19.0 295,596 22.6 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 383 18.4 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 327 15.7 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 295 14.1 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 258 12.4 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 245 11.8 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Professionals 214 10.3 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Sales Workers 186 8.9 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Managers 147 7.1 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 86 4.1 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5
Aged Care Residential Services 68 3.3 24,562 1.9 258,274 2.1
Iron Ore Mining 57 2.7 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Takeaway Food Services 52 2.5 25,147 1.9 232,691 1.9
Other Social Assistance Services 52 2.5 27,161 2.1 278,221 2.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $636 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,489 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,255 N/A $1,815 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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,336 64.1 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 115 5.5 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Train 49 2.4 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
Train, bus 41 2.0 13,392 1.0 52,509 0.4
Bus 33 1.6 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 235 11.3 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 106 5.1 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 179 8.6 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,512 72.5 898,942 68.8 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,692 59.9 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,153 25.6 614,554 28.5 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) 522 11.6 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 544 12.1 343,566 15.9 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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 747 16.6 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,078 24.0 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 480 10.7 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 386 8.6 187,413 8.7 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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 659 11.8 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 521 9.3 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 222 4.0 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 144 2.6 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 368 6.6 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 360 6.4 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 76 1.4 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 158 2.8 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 632 11.3 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 84 1.5 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 569 10.2 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,809 50.3 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 544 9.7 235,428 8.9 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,037 54.4 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,250 22.4 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 449 8.0 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 304 5.4 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 544 9.7 235,428 8.9 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)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 7 0.2 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 197 4.4 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,945 87.8 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 338 7.5 143,513 6.7 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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 548 37.9 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 516 35.7 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 354 24.5 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 33 2.3 10,930 1.6 108,941 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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.1 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 82.2 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 174 16.3 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 42 3.9 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 183 17.2 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 136 12.8 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 66 6.2 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 302 28.4 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 59 5.5 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 107 10.0 48,325 8.2 253,286 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) 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,053 91.9 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 178 8.0 118,109 10.9 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) 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,551 75.5 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 484 23.6 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 6 0.3 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 27 1.3 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 266 13.0 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 701 34.2 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,021 49.8 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 37 1.8 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 158 7.7 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 864 42.3 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 659 32.2 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 324 15.9 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 39 1.9 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,410 68.9 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 587 28.7 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 50 2.4 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

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Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 320 15.6 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 857 41.7 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 492 24.0 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 340 16.6 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 38 1.9 13,303 1.4 136,538 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 23.1 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.6 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

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

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 330 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 257 52.2 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 173 35.2 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 57 11.6 31,280 11.9 259,992 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.

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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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 N/A 1,842 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) 601 70.1 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 137 16.0 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 126 14.7 57,539 14.9 374,734 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 85 52.1 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 78 47.9 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 18 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,350 N/A 1,480 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.

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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 		Merriwa (WA) % Merriwa (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 306 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

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

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