43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maryvale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maryvale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Maryvale is now 55, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 43 people, where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
43
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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 Maryvale — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small with only 43 residents. This is smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
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.
The area is heavily weighted toward older residents, with 25.6% aged 65 and over, which is well above the Victorian figure. This helps explain why the percentage of children under 15 is much lower than most areas at just 11.6%.
25.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Maryvale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 22.9% of the population, which is far above the national average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
22.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maryvale, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (21%).
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 Maryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21621/maryvale/topic/demographics-identity