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Meroo Meadow NSW 2540

253 addresses · 18 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Meroo Meadow · 119 km from Sydney

Living Here

Meroo Meadow is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 474 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $2,116 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

474Population
50Median age
$2,116Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the North Nowra - Bomaderry statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Meroo Meadow itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 3.7 km south · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 14.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 15.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Meroo Meadow

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Meroo Meadow NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 60.8%

Population by age in Meroo Meadow
Population by age, Meroo Meadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1459
15-1923
20-2420
25-3435
35-4453
45-5476
55-6461
65-7481
75-8449
85+3
Dwelling types in Meroo Meadow
Dwelling types, Meroo Meadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House171
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Meroo Meadow
Households by weekly income, Meroo Meadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49941
$1,500-2,99945
$3,000+60
Top ancestries in Meroo Meadow
Top ancestries, Meroo Meadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English231
Australian215
Scottish66
Irish55
Other33
Italian19
Housing tenure in Meroo Meadow
Housing tenure, Meroo Meadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned83
Mortgage56
Rented29
Other0
Cars per household in Meroo Meadow
Cars per household, Meroo Meadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
131
293
324
4+20
Commute to work in Meroo Meadow
Commute to work, Meroo Meadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car151
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home43
Top countries of birth in Meroo Meadow
Top countries of birth, Meroo Meadow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England23
Scotland5
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

49,070 bird observations recorded near Meroo Meadow — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Meroo Meadow

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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