Meander Valley (M)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 17,351 people were counted in Meander Valley (M): of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 2.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M) there were 3,995 children aged 0-14 years and 3,769 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), 15,996 people were Australian citizens, 1,617 were born overseas and 24 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), 57.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.4% were separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 26.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), 85.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Meander Valley (M) were England 4.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, Netherlands 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and Germany 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Meander Valley (M) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.5%, Catholic 17.7%, No Religion 15.5%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Baptist 3.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, French 0.1% and Czech 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 7,986 people aged 15 years and over in Meander Valley (M) were in the labour force. Of these 57.7% worked full-time, 32.1% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.9% were unemployed. 4,824 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.6%, Managers and Administrators 7.1%, Professionals 6.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.6%, Associate Professionals 6.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Meander Valley (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 5.4%, Health Services 4.3%, Education 3.5%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4% and Food Retailing 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), 4,888 families were counted: of these, 39.8% were couple families without children, 47.1% were couple families with children, 12.0% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), 6,703 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Meander Valley (M), 91.8% were separate houses, 5.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), 44.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.9% were being purchased and 17.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 24.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 58.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Meander Valley (M), 72.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.