90 ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 194
- 2016: 76
- 2021: 90
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meerlieu · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meerlieu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Meerlieu is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small population of 90 people and is marked by a very high proportion of seniors.
90
▼ -53.6%
- 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 Meerlieu — lower than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
54 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 33.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 12.2%.
33.3% ▲ +118.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meerlieu splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Youth (15–24) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 8.3%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meerlieu, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (19%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Meerlieu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21639/meerlieu/topic/demographics-identity