Meringandan QLD 4352
225 addresses · 21 streets
Groom Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Meringandan · 109 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Meringandan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 530 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,952 a week, with median rent near $363 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Highfields statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Meringandan itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 optometrist
1 library
1 service station
1 golf club
1 butcher
2 mechanics
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 13.7 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 31.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 71.7%
Population by age in Meringandan
| 0-4 | 38 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 117 |
| 15-19 | 40 |
| 20-24 | 25 |
| 25-34 | 55 |
| 35-44 | 83 |
| 45-54 | 79 |
| 55-64 | 50 |
| 65-74 | 33 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Meringandan
| House | 158 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Meringandan
| <$650 | 17 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 36 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 66 |
| $3,000+ | 34 |
Top ancestries in Meringandan
| Australian | 220 |
|---|---|
| English | 218 |
| German | 80 |
| Irish | 69 |
| Scottish | 66 |
| Other | 42 |
Housing tenure in Meringandan
| Owned | 41 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 94 |
| Rented | 25 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Meringandan
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 84 |
| 3 | 35 |
| 4+ | 20 |
Commute to work in Meringandan
| Car | 198 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Meringandan
| England | 7 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 |
Languages used at home in Meringandan
| Afrikaans | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
19,770 bird observations recorded near Meringandan — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (1,123)
- Torresian Crow (881)
- Australian Magpie (879)
- Pacific Black Duck (825)
- Superb Fairy-wren (818)
- Magpie-lark (806)
- Pied Currawong (747)
- Little Pied Cormorant (732)
- Black Swan (731)
- Australasian Grebe (697)
- Eurasian Coot (696)
- Little Black Cormorant (671)
- Pale-headed Rosella (665)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Meringandan
- Dusky Moorhen (658)
- Galah (649)
- Willie Wagtail (629)
- Crested Pigeon (625)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (618)
- Grey Butcherbird (617)
- Australian Wood Duck (607)
- Masked Lapwing (584)
- White-faced Heron (551)
- Laughing Kookaburra (546)
- Australian Pelican (522)
- Grey Teal (516)
- Hardhead (494)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (489)
- Double-barred Finch (466)
- Australasian Darter (464)
- White-browed Scrubwren (464)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Meringandan:
- Meringandan West (2.6 km)
- Kleinton (2.8 km)
- Woolmer (3.1 km)
- Lilyvale (4.5 km)
- Highfields (4.7 km)
- Cawdor (4.8 km)
- Muniganeen (6.4 km)
- Glencoe (6.9 km)
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Streets
- Browne Road (5)
- Cooby Dam Access Road (3)
- Cooby Dam Road (11)
- Darian Street (22)
- Garrett Road (24)
- Grant Street (2)
- Groomsville Road (1)
- Highfields Road (1)
- Klein Road (9)
- Lake Drive (37)
- Leahy Road (1)
- Main Street (38)
- Meringandan Road (12)
- Paton Road (6)
- Petria Court (14)
- Pipeline Road (8)
- Rodeo Drive (6)
- Satellite Road (4)
- Spies Road (8)
- Volp Road (12)
- Willis Road (1)
