Merriwa Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Merriwa (2329) is a suburb of Regional NSW, North West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 208 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Merriwa is in the federal electorate of Hunter.

In the 2011 census the population of Merriwa was 1,790 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Merriwa is 42 years of age.

87.0% of people living in the suburb of Merriwa were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.1% England, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Egypt, 0.3% Malta, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Netherlands.

92.3% of people living in Merriwa speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% German, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Merriwa is 37.0% Anglican, 34.0% Catholic, 10.1% No religion, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.6% Baptist, 0.6% Other religious affiliation , 0.5% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Eastern Orthodox.

51.6% of people are married, 27.5% have never married and 10.4% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 102 widowed people living in Merriwa.

59.6% of the people living in Merriwa over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.6% are working on a part time basis. Merriwa has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Merriwa are 22.3% Managers, 14.5% Labourers, 13.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.7% Technicians & trades workers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.5% Professionals, 6.6% Sales workers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Merriwa work in are 27.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.7% Health care and social assistance, 7.9% Retail trade, 7.2% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Construction, 6.8% Education and training, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Mining, 4.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

40.5% of homes are fully owned, and 26.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $444 per week and the median household income is $888 per week.

The median rent in Merriwa is $135 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Merriwa postcode 2329