129 ▼ -66.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 386
- 2016: 186
- 2021: 129
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merah North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merah North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A younger-than-usual population defines Merah North, where the typical resident is just 36. With only 129 people living across the area, it is a sparsely populated part of the region with a notably young age profile compared to the rest of the state.
129
▼ -66.6%
- 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 Merah North — lower than 55% of areas.
| Merah North | 129 |
|---|---|
| 2388, NSW | 2,554 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 15.5% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Children under 15 account for 17.8%, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
15.5% ▲ +76.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Merah North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (55.3%), while 35.9% have never been married.
5.4% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Merah North, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 38%.
Age & sex structure
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 Merah North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12583/merah-north/topic/demographics-identity