Merrimac

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31829
People 7,071
Male 46.9%
Female 53.1%
Median age 37
Families 1,796
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 2,706
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,385
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $395
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3,321 46.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,756 53.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 92 1.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,071 people in Merrimac. Of these 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

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Age Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 455 6.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 476 6.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 399 5.6 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 485 6.9 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 415 5.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 513 7.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 548 7.7 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 482 6.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 477 6.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 488 6.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 401 5.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 388 5.5 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 341 4.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 286 4.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 238 3.4 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 171 2.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 157 2.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 354 5.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Merrimac was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,345 40.9 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 232 4.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 675 11.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 471 8.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,016 35.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Merrimac aged 15 years and over, 40.9% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,011 41.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 645 13.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,144 44.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Merrimac, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 116 5.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 441 20.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 50 2.3 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 74 3.3 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 255 11.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 89 4.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 125 5.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 130 5.9 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 237 10.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 48 2.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 645 29.2 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Merrimac 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 16.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 809 14.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 585 10.2 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 189 3.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 827 14.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,014 17.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 284 4.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 694 12.1 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 334 5.8 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 13 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 849 14.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Merrimac, 17.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 2,614 27.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,062 21.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 677 7.0 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 659 6.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 298 3.1 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Merrimac were English 27.1%, Australian 21.3%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 6.8% and German 3.1%.

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 total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Merrimac (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,267 60.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 635 9.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 295 4.2 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Japan 103 1.5 12,402 0.3 42,421 0.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 96 1.4 47,114 1.0 509,555 2.2
South Africa 89 1.3 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7

In Merrimac, 60.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 9.0%, England 4.2%, Japan 1.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.4% and South Africa 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,557 36.2 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 466 6.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 416 5.9 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,846 40.3 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Merrimac, 40.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,278 46.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 737 10.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 442 6.3 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 148 2.1 64,856 1.4 704,658 3.0
Japan 120 1.7 13,091 0.3 44,273 0.2

In Merrimac, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.4%, New Zealand 10.4%, England 6.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1% and Japan 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,333 47.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 750 10.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 422 6.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Japan 152 2.2 17,672 0.4 60,010 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 147 2.1 64,863 1.4 699,074 3.0

In Merrimac, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 47.3%, New Zealand 10.7%, England 6.0%, Japan 2.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,208 31.3 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,460 20.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,022 14.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 878 12.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 255 3.6 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Merrimac were No Religion, so described 31.3%, Catholic 20.7%, Anglican 14.5%, Not stated 12.4% and Uniting Church 3.6%. In Merrimac, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Japanese 146 2.1 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
Mandarin 120 1.7 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 103 1.5 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
Spanish 56 0.8 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Italian 53 0.8 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 5,393 76.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 489 19.0 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Merrimac 76.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 2.1%, Mandarin 1.7%, Cantonese 1.5%, Spanish 0.8% and Italian 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,985 55.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,205 33.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 170 4.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 212 5.9 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 3,572 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Merrimac. Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 386 11.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 324 9.6 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 494 14.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 707 21.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,275 38.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Merrimac, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 530 15.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 516 15.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 476 14.2 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 466 13.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 446 13.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 358 10.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 351 10.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 162 4.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Merrimac included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Professionals 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Sales Workers 13.3%, Labourers 10.6%, Managers 10.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 128 4.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 110 3.4 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Accommodation 103 3.2 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 96 3.0 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 95 2.9 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Merrimac, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Accommodation 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0% and Takeaway Food Services 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 679 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,585 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,385 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Merrimac was $679.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,396 71.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 182 5.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 150 4.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 45 1.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Motorbike/scooter 43 1.3 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 103 3.1 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,629 78.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Merrimac, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.4%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Worked at home 4.5%, Walked only 1.3% and Motorbike/scooter 1.3%. On the day, 3.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,683 64.2 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,567 27.3 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 486 8.5 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 745 13.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Merrimac, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.0% 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
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,306 22.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,454 25.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 541 9.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 384 6.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Merrimac, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 603 33.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 761 42.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 407 22.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 33 1.8 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Merrimac, 42.2% were couple families with children, 33.4% were couple families without children and 22.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.4 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.6 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Merrimac, 13.4% of single parents were male and 86.6% 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
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 331 24.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 75 5.5 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 352 25.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 172 12.7 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 68 5.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 192 14.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 89 6.6 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 79 5.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Merrimac, of couple families with children, 24.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 25.9% 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 Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,407 94.6 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 138 5.4 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Merrimac, 94.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,186 49.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,005 41.8 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 205 8.5 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.1 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Merrimac, 49.3% were separate houses, 41.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.5% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 16 0.7 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 89 3.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 222 9.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,475 61.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 555 23.0 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 55 2.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Merrimac, of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 9.2% had 2 bedrooms and 61.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 394 16.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 833 34.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,112 46.0 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 16 0.7 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 64 2.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Merrimac, 16.3% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 46.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,766 73.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 523 21.7 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 122 5.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Merrimac, of all households, 73.2% were family households, 21.7% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

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Household income Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.5 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Merrimac, 18.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.5% 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 Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 395 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 75.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 24.4 -- 12.8 -- 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 Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.9 -- 6.4 -- 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 Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 110 4.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 837 34.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 995 41.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 379 15.7 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 93 3.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Merrimac, 34.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 277 11.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,066 85.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 69 2.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Merrimac, 85.7% 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.
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 36 38.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 57 61.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Merrimac, 38.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 61.3% were female. The median age was 25 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
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,562 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Merrimac, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,562.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Merrimac % Merrimac Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 380 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,195 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Merrimac, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $380 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,195.

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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.