Merrimac

18.8% of Merrimac's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

1,954 family households lived in Merrimac; 42.1% were couple families and 22.2% were one-parent families.

42.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Merrimac had 7,212 residents at the 2021 Census.

28.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

28.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Separate houses made up 48.1% of occupied private dwellings in Merrimac.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 41.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 10.1% of occupied private dwellings.

20.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

44.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

35.3% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

The average household in Merrimac had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 21.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 33.9%, while 23.6% had four or more usual residents.

10.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

68.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.4% walked or cycled.

3.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

One-car households formed 34.5% of the total.

62.4% of households had two or more vehicles.

47.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 52.7% reported a different address.

30.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

77.3% of residents used only English at home.

16.2% used a language other than English at home.

1.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.

30.0% of Merrimac's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.0% was born in Australia.

1.3% of residents were born in China.

0.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 80.2%.

English ancestry accounted for 38.8% of ancestry responses in Merrimac.

Australian ancestry made up 29.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 3.9% of responses.

19.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Managers accounted for 10.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 16.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.5%.

The labour-force participation rate was 65.0%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

34.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.6% worked part time.

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

60.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.

9.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.4% reported asthma, 7.4% arthritis and 3.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

22.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.5% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 35.4%.

Median household income was $1,688 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $463 per week.

Working from home was 10.7% in Merrimac, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 20.2% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 35.3% in Merrimac, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.