10 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 10
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merrigal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merrigal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Merrigal is just 27 years old, making this area far younger than the New South Wales average. It is a sparsely populated place with only 10 people living across its 231.6 square kilometres.
10
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- 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 Merrigal — lower than 93% of areas.
| Merrigal | 10 |
|---|---|
| 2827, NSW | 3,678 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident's age of 27 is among the lowest for similar areas and 11 years younger than the national figure. This small population of 10 people is smaller than about 91% of other areas at this level.
27 yrs —
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 27 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 0%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 75%, ahead of Never married (0%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Merrigal
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Merrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12594/merrigal/topic/demographics-identity