Suburb in Toowoomba

Meringandan West, QLD

Meringandan West had a population of 2,488 at the 2021 Census (+12.5% since 2016). Median age 32.0. Median weekly household income $2,217. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Meringandan West at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Meringandan West's population grew by 12.5% to 2,488, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 32.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 18.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.7%.

9.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 22.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 781 households.

The median household earns $2,217 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $401 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,666 a month.

8.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.7% use a language other than English at home. 39.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Meringandan West beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMeringandan WestQLDAustralia
Population2,4885,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+12.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age32.038.238.2
Households7811,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting9.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright22.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,217$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$401$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,666$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion39.7%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+12.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,9242011
  2. 2,2112016
  3. 2,4882021

Age

Median age 32.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Meringandan West Queensland
Share of people by age, Meringandan West and Queensland
0–918.8%
10–1917.0%
20–2910.3%
30–3917.2%
40–4912.4%
50–5911.7%
60–697.6%
70–793.3%
80+1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Meringandan West at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.1%
  2. English43.1%
  3. German12.7%
  4. Scottish11.7%
  5. Irish11.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.6%
  2. Portuguese0.2%
  3. German0.2%
  4. Tagalog0.1%
  5. Urdu0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.5%
  2. England1.5%
  3. South Africa1.0%
  4. the Philippines0.3%
  5. the United States0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Meringandan West

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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