12,573 ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,165
- 2016: 12,216
- 2021: 12,573
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maribyrnong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maribyrnong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Maribyrnong is just 36, making it much younger than most similar areas. This is one of the largest populations at this level with 12,573 people. The area is dominated by young and middle-aged adults, while seniors are far less common than in the rest of the country.
12,573
▲ +23.7%
- 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 Maribyrnong — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 12,573, which is among the largest for this level of area. Residents are a little younger than the state and national typical age of 38.
36 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group at 38%. This helps explain why children under 15 (13.7%) and seniors over 65 (11.4%) are both well below the national figures.
11.4% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Maribyrnong, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A high number of people are in de facto relationships (13.4%), which is a little above the national figure. People who have never married make up the largest group at 45.1%, while the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.5%.
0.5% ▲ +169.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Maribyrnong splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21604/maribyrnong/topic/demographics-identity