Mayrung · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mayrung

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Mayrung is just 34 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the rest of Australia. This young profile is driven by a very high proportion of children, creating a community that is far less aged than most other similar areas.

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Where Mayrung sits — Total population

171
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mayrung — higher than 50% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mayrung171
2710, NSW 9,743
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population totals 171 people, which is larger than about 52% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than those in New South Wales and across Australia.

171

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 148
  • 2021: 171

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

34 yrs

Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40 yrs
  • 2021: 34 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up 26.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is far below the state and national figures at just 7.6%.

7.6%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

26.9%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Mayrung splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 14.1% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most areas. There is a very low Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 0.0%, well below the national figure.

14.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Mayrung, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 7 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 10 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 9 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 8 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 5 males; 30–34: 6 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 8 males; 25–29: 5 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 6 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 10 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 16 males; 5–9: 5 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 6 males; 0–4: 6 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mayrung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12547/mayrung/topic/demographics-identity