Merewether

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12573
People 10,964
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 38
Families 2,749
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 4,982
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,830
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $360
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
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,469 49.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,494 50.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 157 1.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,964 people in Merewether. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

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Age Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 562 5.1 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 667 6.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 660 6.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 624 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 861 7.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 899 8.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 699 6.4 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 648 5.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 767 7.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 768 7.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 794 7.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 784 7.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 641 5.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 552 5.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 332 3.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 260 2.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 206 1.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 247 2.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Merewether was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,110 45.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 217 2.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 731 8.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 426 4.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,594 39.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Merewether aged 15 years and over, 45.3% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,649 44.6 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 936 11.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,592 43.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Merewether, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 207 6.1 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 548 16.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 264 7.8 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 103 3.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 306 9.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 223 6.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 162 4.8 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 190 5.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 812 24.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 46 1.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 523 15.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Merewether 30.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.0% were in primary school, 20.6% in secondary school and 29.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,168 34.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 941 10.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 271 3.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,021 11.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,255 13.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 269 3.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 798 8.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 457 5.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 29 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 604 6.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Merewether, 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 4,800 30.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 4,371 27.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,791 11.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,523 9.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 459 2.9 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Merewether were English 30.4%, Australian 27.7%, Irish 11.3%, Scottish 9.6% and German 2.9%.

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

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Country of birth Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,309 85.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 293 2.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 124 1.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
United States of America 56 0.5 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4
Italy 47 0.4 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
South Africa 46 0.4 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7

In Merewether, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.1%, United States of America 0.5%, Italy 0.4% and South Africa 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,515 13.8 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 773 7.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 592 5.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 7,549 68.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Merewether, 68.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,178 74.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 511 4.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 192 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 137 1.2 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Italy 130 1.2 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Merewether, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.6%, England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.2% and Italy 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,360 76.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 444 4.1 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 174 1.6 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 117 1.1 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Italy 95 0.9 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Merewether, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.6%, England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 1.1% and Italy 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,763 34.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,923 26.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,888 17.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 843 7.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 400 3.7 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Merewether were No Religion, so described 34.3%, Catholic 26.7%, Anglican 17.2%, Not stated 7.7% and Uniting Church 3.7%. In Merewether, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 70 0.6 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Italian 59 0.5 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Spanish 40 0.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Portuguese 36 0.3 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2
French 31 0.3 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 9,901 90.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 368 8.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Merewether 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 0.6%, Italian 0.5%, Spanish 0.4%, Portuguese 0.3% and French 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,587 58.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,030 33.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 264 4.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 255 4.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 6,136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Merewether. Of these 58.5% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 733 12.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 648 11.0 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 647 11.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 937 15.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,652 45.1 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Merewether, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,073 35.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 795 13.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 697 11.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 680 11.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 637 10.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 464 7.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 311 5.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 166 2.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Merewether included Professionals 35.2%, Managers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Labourers 5.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 398 6.9 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 193 3.3 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Secondary Education 154 2.7 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Primary Education 153 2.6 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Other Social Assistance Services 133 2.3 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Merewether, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%, Secondary Education 2.7%, Primary Education 2.6% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 888 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,464 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,830 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Merewether was $888.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,105 69.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 257 4.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 251 4.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 202 3.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 170 2.9 23,332 0.7 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 122 2.1 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,426 75.3 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Merewether, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.9%, Worked at home 4.4%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Walked only 3.4% and Bicycle 2.9%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,116 78.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,661 29.3 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,106 12.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,048 22.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Merewether, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.3% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% 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
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,598 28.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,753 30.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,108 12.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 652 7.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Merewether, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,094 39.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,291 46.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 324 11.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 45 1.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Merewether, 46.9% were couple families with children, 39.7% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Merewether, 23.6% of single parents were male and 76.4% 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
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 575 24.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 103 4.3 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 650 27.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 239 10.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 120 5.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 411 17.2 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 107 4.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 186 7.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Merewether, of couple families with children, 24.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 27.2% 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 Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,293 88.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 544 11.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Merewether, 88.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,603 60.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 816 19.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 858 20.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Merewether, 60.6% were separate houses, 19.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.0% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 21 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 298 6.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,210 28.1 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,504 35.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,187 27.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 81 1.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Merewether, of occupied private dwellings 6.9% had 1 bedroom, 28.1% had 2 bedrooms and 35.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,426 33.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,292 30.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,463 34.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 31 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 91 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Merewether, 33.1% were owned outright, 30.0% were owned with a mortgage and 34.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,720 63.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,261 29.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 321 7.5 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Merewether, of all households, 63.2% were family households, 29.3% were single person households and 7.5% were group households.

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Household income Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 26.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Merewether, 17.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.9% 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 Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 360 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.3 -- 12.9 -- 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 Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 301 7.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,464 34.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,674 39.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 742 17.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 112 2.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Merewether, 34.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 548 12.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,664 85.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 87 2.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Merewether, 85.2% 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.
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 72 45.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 86 54.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Merewether, 45.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.4% were female. The median age was 28 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,410 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Merewether, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,410.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Merewether % Merewether New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,767 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Merewether, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,767.

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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.