1,825 ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,790
- 2016: 1,761
- 2021: 1,825
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merriwa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merriwa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population marks Merriwa, where the typical resident is 45. This is seven years older than the national figure. The area is larger than about 79% of similar places, with a strong presence of both seniors and young children.
1,825
▲ +2.0%
- 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 Merriwa — higher than 77% of areas.
| Merriwa | 1,825 |
|---|---|
| 2329, NSW | 2,138 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 45, which is noticeably older than the average person in New South Wales. The total population is 1,825 people.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 24.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This older lean is balanced by a higher-than-usual number of children under 15, at 19.4%.
24.7% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Merriwa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 14.3%.
7.5% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Merriwa, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Merriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12596/merriwa/topic/demographics-identity