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Meredith VIC 3333

557 addresses · 52 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Golden Plains LGA › Meredith · 79 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Meredith is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 821 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,638 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

821Population
45Median age
$1,638Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Golden Plains - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Meredith itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Avalon Airport, 41 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Meredith.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 12.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Meredith

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

Tree cover measures, Meredith VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 59.4%

Population by age in Meredith
Population by age, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-435
5-14108
15-1948
20-2431
25-3483
35-4498
45-54123
55-64134
65-74104
75-8443
85+14
Dwelling types in Meredith
Dwelling types, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House300
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Meredith
Households by weekly income, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65041
$650-1,49977
$1,500-2,99997
$3,000+47
Top ancestries in Meredith
Top ancestries, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English342
Australian340
Irish129
Scottish114
Ancestry NS72
Dutch36
Housing tenure in Meredith
Housing tenure, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned111
Mortgage137
Rented41
Other4
Cars per household in Meredith
Cars per household, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
161
2112
361
4+61
Commute to work in Meredith
Commute to work, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car233
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle0
Home72
Top countries of birth in Meredith
Top countries of birth, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England30
Netherlands8
New Zealand8
Ireland7
Croatia5
Germany5
Languages used at home in Meredith
Languages used at home, Meredith VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,730 bird observations recorded near Meredith — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Meredith

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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