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Merrimac vs Robina - West

Name: Merrimac vs Robina - West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Merrimac profile · Robina - West profile

Merrimac Robina - West

Robina - West and Merrimac are neighbouring areas on the Gold Coast with very different layouts. Robina - West is a highly connected hub where 85.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, and public transport is far more available with 1,026.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people. In contrast, Merrimac has a more residential feel, with 48.1% of homes being separate houses and 83.7% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. Merrimac also provides more school options, with four schools compared to two in Robina - West.

Typical weekly household incomes are nearly the same in both places, sitting around $1,600 to $1,700. While Robina - West has seen far more people move in over the last five years, the gap in this mobility is narrowing. Other shared traits include similar proportions of First Nations residents and a nearly identical share of people who have served in the Defence Force.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 17.7 pts higher in Merrimac Recent movers: 11.6 pts higher in Robina - West Under 15: 4.2 pts higher in Merrimac 3+ bedrooms: 10.2 pts higher in Merrimac Owned outright: 9.4 pts higher in Robina - West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Merrimac in Robina - West +1,594 larger in Robina - West

7,210 36th pct 8,804 45th pct

Median age in Merrimac in Robina - West +2 yrs older in Robina - West

38 yrs 43rd pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

28.3% Young adults (25–44) +0.2 pts ▸ 28.5%

23.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 22.8%

17.3% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 21.5%

18.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.2 pts 14.6%

11.9% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

Marital status

40.2% Married +2.9 pts ▸ 43.0%

36.9% Never married ◂ +1.2 pts 35.7%

12.6% Divorced ◂ +1.5 pts 11.1%

5.9% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.3% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Merrimac Robina - West

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.9% Australia ◂ +2.9 pts 61.1%

7.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 6.8%

4.2% England +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.3% China +1.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

38.8% English +1.2 pts ▸ 40.0%

29.2% Australian ◂ +1.8 pts 27.5%

10.1% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 9.9%

9.6% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.9% Chinese +2.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.2% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

1.2% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.2% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.8% Greek even 0.8%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

77.4% English only ◂ +0.3 pts 77.0%

1.4% Mandarin +2.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.2% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.2% Christianity +2.7 pts ▸ 45.9%

44.7% No religion ◂ +1.7 pts 43.0%

8.1% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 6.4%

1.7% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Merrimac in Robina - West +2 more in Merrimac

4 57th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Merrimac in Robina - West +1.40 more in Merrimac

2.96 68th pct 1.56 34th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Merrimac in Robina - West +1 more in Robina - West

19 49th pct 20 51st pct

Students in Merrimac in Robina - West +1,239 more in Merrimac

3,484 85th pct 2,245 67th pct

Avg size in Merrimac in Robina - West +252 larger in Robina - West

871 88th pct 1,123 95th pct

ICSEA in Merrimac in Robina - West +75 higher in Merrimac

1,090 80th pct 1,015 50th pct

Highest year of school

59.4% Year 12 +4.1 pts ▸ 63.5%

18.8% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 16.9%

7.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 7.2%

6.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%

Highest qualification level

30.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.3 pts 24.0%

22.3% Bachelor degree +3.8 pts ▸ 26.1%

19.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 18.1%

5.5% Postgraduate degree +3.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

20.0% Management & commerce +3.6 pts ▸ 23.6%

13.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.0 pts 12.3%

10.6% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.5 pts 8.8%

8.0% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 6.5%

7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

6.0% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.0% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Merrimac in Robina - West +$13 higher in Robina - West

$788 46th pct $801 49th pct

Household income in Merrimac in Robina - West +$76 higher in Merrimac

$1,689 47th pct $1,613 42nd pct

Family income in Merrimac in Robina - West +$50 higher in Merrimac

$1,891 37th pct $1,841 34th pct

Household income distribution

37.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 33.0%

27.1% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 29.4%

13.4% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.5% $3,000–$3,999 even 9.5%

5.1% $4,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

Personal income distribution

37.6% Under $650 +0.9 pts ▸ 38.5%

36.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 35.6%

15.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

1.8% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 8.5%

7.4% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.8% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.4% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.6% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.5% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.6% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

1.0% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.6% None ◂ +1.0 pts 63.7%

17.3% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 19.5%

5.3% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.0% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Merrimac in Robina - West +8 larger in Robina - West

131 40th pct 139 42nd pct

Median age in Merrimac in Robina - West +2 yrs older in Robina - West

24 yrs 43rd pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Merrimac in Robina - West +$31 higher in Robina - West

$841 78th pct $872 81st pct

Household income in Merrimac in Robina - West +$347 higher in Robina - West

$1,721 51st pct $2,068 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Merrimac in Robina - West +0.3 larger in Merrimac

2.6 57th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

54.9% Couples with children ◂ +9.0 pts 45.9%

24.4% Couples without children +10.1 pts ▸ 34.5%

20.0% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 18.4%

0.7% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

33.9% 2 people +6.3 pts ▸ 40.2%

21.3% 1 person +2.7 pts ▸ 24.0%

20.9% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 19.4%

17.0% 4 people ◂ +5.3 pts 11.7%

4.9% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%

1.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Merrimac in Robina - West +$75 higher in Robina - West

$465 84th pct $540 92nd pct

Mortgage in Merrimac in Robina - West +$87 higher in Robina - West

$1,733 43rd pct $1,820 49th pct

People / bedroom in Merrimac in Robina - West even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.0 pts 26.4%

34.2% Rented +7.0 pts ▸ 41.2%

19.7% Owned outright +9.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

0.8% Other tenure +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

48.1% Separate house ◂ +17.7 pts 30.4%

41.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.4 pts ▸ 47.1%

10.1% Flat or apartment +12.3 pts ▸ 22.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.1 pts 58.2%

21.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.5 pts 13.4%

12.2% 2 bedrooms +7.8 pts ▸ 20.0%

2.2% 1 bedroom +2.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.6% 5 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.0%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

77.3% $350–$549 ◂ +29.6 pts 47.6%

11.8% $550–$749 +31.5 pts ▸ 43.3%

4.0% $200–$349 ◂ +1.0 pts 3.0%

2.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

1.1% Under $200 even 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.4 pts 31.9%

34.6% $1,800–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.3 pts 13.6%

7.7% $3,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 10.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Merrimac in Robina - West +6 more in Robina - West

19 29th pct 25 35th pct

Stops/1k in Merrimac in Robina - West +0.20 more in Robina - West

2.64 27th pct 2.84 28th pct

Departures/1k in Merrimac in Robina - West +785.0 more in Robina - West

241.5 28th pct 1,026.5 58th pct

PT routes in Merrimac in Robina - West +22 more in Robina - West

2 14th pct 24 86th pct

Stop walk in Merrimac in Robina - West +9 longer in Merrimac

12 73rd pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Merrimac in Robina - West +1 longer in Robina - West

50 74th pct 51 74th pct

How people get to work

68.5% Car (driver) ◂ +5.7 pts 62.8%

10.7% Worked at home +4.3 pts ▸ 15.0%

3.6% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.0% Walked +1.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.4% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

45.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.7 pts 37.5%

34.6% 1 vehicle +10.4 pts ▸ 45.0%

12.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 9.6%

5.1% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.5%

3.3% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.2% Health care & social assistance +1.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

11.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 10.9%

10.1% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 8.1%

9.5% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 8.5%

9.4% Accommodation & food even 9.4%

6.7% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

4.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 4.1%

3.7% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.5% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

2.3% Rental & real estate +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

19.6% Professionals +4.4 pts ▸ 24.0%

15.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.7 pts 13.8%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.6 pts 11.3%

10.2% Managers +1.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.4% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.4% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 7.0%

5.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 3.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Merrimac in Robina - West +2 higher in Robina - West

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Merrimac in Robina - West +1 higher in Robina - West

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Merrimac in Robina - West +1 higher in Merrimac

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Merrimac in Robina - West +1 higher in Robina - West

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Merrimac in Robina - West +38 higher in Robina - West

986 45th pct 1,024 61st pct

ERP in Merrimac in Robina - West +2,255 higher in Robina - West

7,423 34th pct 9,678 46th pct

Growth in Merrimac in Robina - West +7.1 pts higher in Robina - West

2.0% 28th pct 9.1% 77th pct

Businesses in Merrimac in Robina - West +745 higher in Robina - West

507 26th pct 1,252 68th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Merrimac in Robina - West even

1,544 91st pct 1,544 91st pct

Max temp in Merrimac in Robina - West even

26.2 77th pct 26.2 77th pct

Min temp in Merrimac in Robina - West even

15.8 85th pct 15.8 85th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Merrimac in Robina - West +0.9 higher in Robina - West

5.9 58th pct 6.8 72nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Merrimac in Robina - West +1.0 more in Robina - West

5.5 54th pct 6.5 69th pct

15-min city in Merrimac in Robina - West +5.3 pts higher in Robina - West

86.4% 67th pct 91.7% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Merrimac in Robina - West +5.0 pts higher in Robina - West

79.2% 65th pct 84.2% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Merrimac in Robina - West +3.0 pts higher in Merrimac

94.0% 55th pct 91.1% 50th pct

Walk to school in Merrimac in Robina - West +6.8 pts higher in Merrimac

93.2% 72nd pct 86.5% 63rd pct

Walk to a park in Merrimac in Robina - West +0.8 pts higher in Robina - West

94.8% 43rd pct 95.6% 45th pct

Walk to health in Merrimac in Robina - West +25.3 pts higher in Robina - West

60.1% 62nd pct 85.4% 80th pct

Amenities/1k in Merrimac in Robina - West +7.5 more in Robina - West

6.7 6th pct 14.2 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Merrimac in Robina - West +182 higher in Robina - West

65 44th pct 247 77th pct

Mean slope in Merrimac in Robina - West +0.5 pts higher in Robina - West

5.7% 56th pct 6.2% 63rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Merrimac vs Robina - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/309081260/merrimac/vs/309081560/robina-west