Meroo Meadow

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12579
People 472
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 44
Families 140
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 197
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,895
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 237 49.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 242 50.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 8 1.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 472 people in Meroo Meadow. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 34 7.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 31 6.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 30 6.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 24 5.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 19 4.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 18 3.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 22 4.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 31 6.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 29 6.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 43 9.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 35 7.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 23 4.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 32 6.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 40 8.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 40 8.5 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 10 2.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 5 1.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 7 1.5 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Meroo Meadow was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 227 61.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 0.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 21 5.7 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 21 5.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 98 26.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Meroo Meadow aged 15 years and over, 61.4% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 192 56.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 48 14.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 98 29.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Meroo Meadow, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 9 6.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 28 21.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 8 6.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 2.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 8 6.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 7 5.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 10 7.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 6 4.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 8 6.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 43 33.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Meroo Meadow 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 15.5% in secondary school and 10.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 84 21.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 42 10.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 17 4.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 64 16.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 46 11.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 11 2.8 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 45 11.5 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 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 9 2.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 49 12.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Meroo Meadow, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 209 33.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 209 33.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 59 9.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 49 7.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 19 3.0 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Meroo Meadow were Australian 33.1%, English 33.1%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 7.8% and German 3.0%.

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 Meroo Meadow (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 380 82.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 23 5.0 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 11 2.4 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
United States of America 7 1.5 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4
Scotland 3 0.7 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Nepal 3 0.7 32,117 0.4 54,754 0.2

In Meroo Meadow, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, New Zealand 2.4%, United States of America 1.5%, Scotland 0.7% and Nepal 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 64 13.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 21 4.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 22 4.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 331 70.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Meroo Meadow, 70.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 354 78.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 25 5.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 8 1.8 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 8 1.8 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 5 1.1 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6

In Meroo Meadow, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.1%, England 5.5%, Scotland 1.8%, Netherlands 1.8% and New Zealand 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 354 75.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 28 6.0 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 13 2.8 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
United States of America 11 2.4 30,604 0.4 89,357 0.4
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 8 1.7 38,504 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Meroo Meadow, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.8%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.8%, United States of America 2.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 135 29.8 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 131 28.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 87 19.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 34 7.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 21 4.6 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Meroo Meadow were No Religion, so described 29.8%, Anglican 28.9%, Catholic 19.2%, Not stated 7.5% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Meroo Meadow, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Nepali 3 0.6 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
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English only spoken at home 431 92.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 12 6.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Meroo Meadow 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Nepali 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 136 59.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 66 28.7 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 17 7.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 11 4.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 230 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Meroo Meadow. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 28 12.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 17 7.4 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 23 10.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 37 16.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 106 46.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Meroo Meadow, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 56 24.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 42 18.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 36 15.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 27 11.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 22 9.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 21 9.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 17 7.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 7 3.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Meroo Meadow included Professionals 24.6%, Managers 18.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Labourers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Defence 11 6.3 21,848 0.6 75,462 0.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9 5.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Car Retailing 7 4.0 17,714 0.5 58,306 0.5
Financial Asset Broking Services 7 4.0 5,455 0.2 11,147 0.1
Other Allied Health Services 6 3.4 21,236 0.6 68,701 0.6

Of the employed people in Meroo Meadow, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 6.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.2%, Car Retailing 4.0%, Financial Asset Broking Services 4.0% and Other Allied Health Services 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 745 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,976 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,895 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Meroo Meadow was $745.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 146 69.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 25 12.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 4 1.9 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 1.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 151 67.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Meroo Meadow, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.9%, Worked at home 12.0% and Truck 1.9%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 310 80.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 118 30.9 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 57 14.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 82 21.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Meroo Meadow, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 14.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.6% 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
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 79 20.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 112 29.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 58 15.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 61 15.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Meroo Meadow, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 60 42.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 63 45.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 17 12.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Meroo Meadow, 45.0% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Meroo Meadow, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 24 18.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 2.3 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 23 17.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 18 13.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 7.6 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 26 19.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 12 9.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 15 11.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Meroo Meadow, of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 17.6% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 157 86.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 24 13.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Meroo Meadow, 86.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 157 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Meroo Meadow, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3 1.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 44 26.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 113 68.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 3.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Meroo Meadow, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 1.8% had 2 bedrooms and 26.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 70 45.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 59 38.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 23 14.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 1.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Meroo Meadow, 45.2% were owned outright, 38.1% were owned with a mortgage and 14.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 136 86.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 22 13.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Meroo Meadow, of all households, 86.1% were family households, 13.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 22.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Meroo Meadow, 14.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.1% 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 Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow 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 -- 95.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.8 -- 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 Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 30 18.8 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 76 47.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 46 28.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 5.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Meroo Meadow, 18.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 20 12.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 140 85.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Meroo Meadow, 85.4% 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.
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6 66.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 3 33.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 29 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Meroo Meadow, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 29 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
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,624 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Meroo Meadow, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Meroo Meadow % Meroo Meadow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Meroo Meadow, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.