Mernda

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21648
People 16,458
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 31
Families 4,521
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 5,982
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,659
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,900
Median weekly rent $346
Average 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.

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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
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 8,001 48.6 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,459 51.4 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 210 1.3 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 16,458 people in Mernda. Of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

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Age Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,091 12.7 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,382 8.4 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 985 6.0 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 781 4.7 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 973 5.9 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,584 9.6 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,079 12.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,602 9.7 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,261 7.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 939 5.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 708 4.3 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 616 3.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 489 3.0 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 427 2.6 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 260 1.6 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 160 1.0 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 80 0.5 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 47 0.3 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mernda was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 6,491 54.1 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 459 3.8 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 893 7.4 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 246 2.1 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,902 32.5 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mernda aged 15 years and over, 54.1% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,894 53.2 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,390 12.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,790 34.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Mernda, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 453 9.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,219 24.1 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 337 6.7 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 97 1.9 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 558 11.0 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 215 4.3 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 83 1.6 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 308 6.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 557 11.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 161 3.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,064 21.1 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Mernda 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 16.8% in secondary school and 17.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,499 20.8 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,354 11.3 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 453 3.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,824 15.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,062 17.2 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 782 6.5 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 900 7.5 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 731 6.1 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 59 0.5 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 996 8.3 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mernda, 17.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 4,199 19.3 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 4,175 19.2 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Italian 1,792 8.2 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 1,284 5.9 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Indian 1,277 5.9 209,257 2.7 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Mernda were Australian 19.3%, English 19.2%, Italian 8.2%, Irish 5.9% and Indian 5.9%.

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

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Country of birth Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 10,818 65.9 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 951 5.8 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Sri Lanka 316 1.9 55,830 0.9 109,849 0.5
England 299 1.8 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 287 1.7 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 240 1.5 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0

In Mernda, 65.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 5.8%, Sri Lanka 1.9%, England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.7% and Philippines 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,803 41.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,161 7.1 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 748 4.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,678 40.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Mernda, 40.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,451 45.4 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
India 1,328 8.1 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
Italy 804 4.9 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 506 3.1 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 423 2.6 34,801 0.6 76,055 0.3

In Mernda, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 45.4%, India 8.1%, Italy 4.9%, England 3.1% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,896 48.0 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
India 1,294 7.9 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Italy 647 3.9 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
England 482 2.9 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Sri Lanka 433 2.6 76,287 1.3 149,082 0.6

In Mernda, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.0%, India 7.9%, Italy 3.9%, England 2.9% and Sri Lanka 2.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 4,497 27.3 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 4,281 26.0 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,362 8.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 1,056 6.4 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1
Anglican 1,033 6.3 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Mernda were Catholic 27.3%, No Religion, so described 26.0%, Not stated 8.3%, Eastern Orthodox 6.4% and Anglican 6.3%. In Mernda, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 409 2.5 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Punjabi 391 2.4 56,171 0.9 132,496 0.6
Macedonian 363 2.2 29,487 0.5 66,019 0.3
Arabic 351 2.1 79,589 1.3 321,728 1.4
Greek 345 2.1 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 10,420 63.4 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,978 35.6 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Mernda 63.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.5%, Punjabi 2.4%, Macedonian 2.2%, Arabic 2.1% and Greek 2.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,204 62.3 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,261 27.1 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 417 5.0 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 476 5.7 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 8,358 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mernda. Of these 62.3% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 701 8.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 705 9.0 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 852 10.8 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,824 23.2 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,377 42.9 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mernda, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,407 17.8 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,224 15.5 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,211 15.3 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 971 12.3 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 861 10.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 795 10.1 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 679 8.6 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 619 7.8 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mernda included Professionals 17.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Managers 10.9%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Labourers 8.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 333 4.2 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 264 3.4 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 233 3.0 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 150 1.9 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Child Care Services 144 1.8 30,241 1.1 118,234 1.1

Of the employed people in Mernda, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.0%, Primary Education 1.9% and Child Care Services 1.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 776 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,772 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,659 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mernda was $776.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,578 71.0 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 312 4.0 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 266 3.4 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 229 2.9 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 187 2.4 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 807 10.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,218 78.8 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mernda, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.0%, Train 4.0%, Car, as passenger 3.4%, Worked at home 2.9% and Train, car as driver 2.4%. On the day, 10.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,464 70.5 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,992 41.6 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,259 10.5 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,412 11.8 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Mernda, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.6% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% 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
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,772 23.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,204 26.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,272 10.6 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,211 10.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mernda, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,239 27.4 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,464 54.5 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 771 17.1 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 43 1.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mernda, 54.5% were couple families with children, 27.4% were couple families without children and 17.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 11.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 88.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Mernda, 11.7% of single parents were male and 88.3% 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
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 923 24.9 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 146 3.9 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 938 25.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 758 20.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 177 4.8 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 378 10.2 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 246 6.6 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 137 3.7 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Mernda, of couple families with children, 24.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 25.3% 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 Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,249 92.4 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 432 7.6 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Mernda, 92.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,575 87.2 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 562 10.7 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 101 1.9 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mernda, 87.2% were separate houses, 10.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.1 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 18 0.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 304 5.8 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,039 38.9 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,812 53.6 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 69 1.3 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mernda, of occupied private dwellings 0.3% had 1 bedroom, 5.8% had 2 bedrooms and 38.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 656 12.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3,009 57.3 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,449 27.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 47 0.9 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 88 1.7 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mernda, 12.5% were owned outright, 57.3% were owned with a mortgage and 27.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 4,392 83.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 743 14.2 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 112 2.1 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Mernda, of all households, 83.7% were family households, 14.2% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 10.6 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Mernda, 10.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.3% 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 Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 346 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.8 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.2 -- 10.4 -- 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 Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,900 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.2 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.8 -- 7.5 -- 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 Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 86 1.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,516 28.9 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,676 51.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 863 16.5 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 98 1.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Mernda, 28.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 51.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 427 8.1 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,735 90.3 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 82 1.6 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Mernda, 90.3% 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.
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 115 55.3 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 93 44.7 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Mernda, 55.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.7% were female. The median age was 20 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
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,726 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Mernda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,726.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mernda % Mernda Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,842 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Mernda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,842.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.