22 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23
- 2021: 22
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Meran · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Meran
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lake Meran is 55 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. With only 22 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where nearly half of the residents are seniors.
22
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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 Lake Meran — lower than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small at just 22 people, which is smaller than about 84% of similar areas. The typical age here is 55, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the 65 and over group is so large, making up 45.5% of the population.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake Meran, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 25.0% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. There were no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents recorded here.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Meran, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 29%.
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 Lake Meran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21439/lake-meran/topic/demographics-identity