Meridan Plains

20.9% of Meridan Plains's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

1,264 family households lived in Meridan Plains; 39.2% were couple families and 21.4% were one-parent families.

42.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Meridan Plains had 4,589 residents at the 2021 Census.

27.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

26.1% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Separate houses made up 71.4% of occupied private dwellings in Meridan Plains.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 24.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 4.0% of occupied private dwellings.

22.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

32.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

45.1% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

The average household in Meridan Plains had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 22.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 34.8%, while 23.7% had four or more usual residents.

9.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

66.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

0.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.6% walked or cycled.

2.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

One-car households formed 43.3% of the total.

53.5% of households had two or more vehicles.

39.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 60.7% reported a different address.

22.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

86.6% of residents used only English at home.

7.8% used a language other than English at home.

0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

22.7% of Meridan Plains's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.3% was born in Australia.

0.2% of residents were born in China.

2.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.3%.

English ancestry accounted for 43.1% of ancestry responses in Meridan Plains.

Australian ancestry made up 36.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.

19.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Managers accounted for 9.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 21.0% of workers, and education and training employed 7.8%.

The labour-force participation rate was 60.9%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

31.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.2% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

56.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.7% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

21.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.1%.

Median household income was $1,529 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,850.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $460 per week.

Working from home was 9.8% in Meridan Plains, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 22.3% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 45.1% in Meridan Plains, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.