Meringandan West

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,283 people in Meringandan West. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Meringandan West was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.8% of the population.

Of people in Meringandan West aged 15 years and over, 63.5% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Meringandan West, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Meringandan West 34.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.6% were in primary school, 24.6% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Meringandan West, 12.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 30.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Meringandan West were Australian 34.8%, English 28.7%, Irish 8.1%, German 8.1% and Scottish 7.5%.

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 Meringandan West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Meringandan West, 88.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, South Africa 0.8%, Germany 0.4% and Philippines 0.3%.

In Meringandan West, 75.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Meringandan West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.0%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 3.2%, South Africa 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Meringandan West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.3%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 2.6%, South Africa 1.3% and United States of America 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Meringandan West were No Religion, so described 23.2%, Catholic 19.9%, Anglican 19.2%, Uniting Church 7.5% and Christian, nfd 7.3%. In Meringandan West, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Meringandan West 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.5%, Urdu 0.3%, Japanese 0.3%, Dutch 0.2% and Swedish 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,127 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Meringandan West. Of these 62.6% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 3.9% 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.

Of employed people in Meringandan West, 9.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Meringandan West included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.1%, Professionals 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Managers 10.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.4%, Labourers 8.7% and Sales Workers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Meringandan West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.4%, Road Freight Transport 4.0%, Primary Education 4.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 2.6% and Takeaway Food Services 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Meringandan West was $751.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Meringandan West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 76.6%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Worked at home 3.6%, Truck 1.7% and Motorbike/scooter 0.6%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Meringandan West, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.4% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Meringandan West, 31.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Meringandan West, 53.2% were couple families with children, 36.7% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

In Meringandan West, 22.2% of single parents were male and 77.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Meringandan West, of couple families with children, 22.7% had both partners employed full-time, 1.2% had both employed part-time and 26.7% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Meringandan West, 94.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Meringandan West, 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.

In Meringandan West, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 3.0% had 2 bedrooms and 29.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Meringandan West, 21.5% were owned outright, 66.1% were owned with a mortgage and 11.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Meringandan West, of all households, 87.4% were family households, 10.6% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Meringandan West, 8.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Meringandan West, 19.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Meringandan West, 92.9% 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.

People characteristics

In Meringandan West, 46.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.2% were female. The median age was 19 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Meringandan West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,937.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Meringandan West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $330 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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