Merriton

21.8% of Merriton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.

19 family households lived in Merriton; 52.6% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

36.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.

Merriton had 55 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

34.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.

Separate houses made up 81.0% of occupied private dwellings in Merriton.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

73.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.

26.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.

The average household in Merriton had 2.7 people.

One-person households made up 17.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of SA average.

Two-person households represented 64.7%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.

26.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.

35.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.8% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.

One-car households formed 0.0% of the total.

117.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

92.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 8.0% reported a different address.

9.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

94.5% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

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

9.1% of Merriton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.9% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.5%.

English ancestry accounted for 49.1% of ancestry responses in Merriton.

Australian ancestry made up 38.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

11.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.

Managers accounted for 35.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.6%.

Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 11.8%.

The labour-force participation rate was 72.7%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.

34.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 29.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.

70.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

5.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.3% reported asthma, 5.5% arthritis and 5.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

24.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of SA average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 24.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.0%.

Median household income was $1,666 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.

Working from home was 26.5% in Merriton, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.

Outright ownership was 73.7% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.

Renting accounted for 0.0% in Merriton, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.