Memerambi, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Memerambi is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 905, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Memerambi at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 338
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $1,375
- SEIFA score
- 905
- Coordinates
- -26.4586, 151.8084
Memerambi demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Memerambi using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is children (0–14) at 26%, 39% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 88 | 26% |
| Youth (15–24) | 52 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 77 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 78 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 48 | 14% |
Share of the 343 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 39 | 35% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 28 | 25% |
| Rented | 43 | 39% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 110 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 110 occupied private dwellings in Memerambi.
- Median weekly rent
- $280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $958
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,542
- Median weekly personal income
- $687
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 25 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 9 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 10 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 88 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Employed full-time
- 86
- Employed part-time
- 34
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Memerambi
Where is Memerambi?
Memerambi is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Memerambi?
At the 2021 Census, Memerambi had a population of about 338.
Is Memerambi an advantaged area?
Memerambi has an ABS SEIFA score of 905, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 13 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of Australian suburbs.
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