537 ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 449
- 2016: 551
- 2021: 537
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Menindee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Menindee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines Menindee, where the typical resident is 50. This aging trend is reflected in the high number of seniors and a smaller proportion of children compared to the rest of the country.
537
▲ +19.6%
- 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 Menindee — higher than 65% of areas.
| Menindee | 537 |
|---|---|
| 2879, NSW | 577 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 537 people, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 50.
50 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.8% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national average. This contributes to a smaller child population, with those under 15 at 14.5%, well below the New South Wales figure of 18.2%.
26.8% ▲ +80.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Menindee splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 32.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 12.1% of people are in a de facto partnership, which is about the same as the Australian average.
32.6% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Menindee splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Menindee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12582/menindee/topic/demographics-identity