249 ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 364
- 2016: 253
- 2021: 249
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merino · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merino
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Merino is far older than those in most similar areas, with an age of 58. This small community of 249 people is heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors, while children make up a very small part of the population.
249
▼ -31.6%
- 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 Merino — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This age is among the highest recorded for similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +18.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 29.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 7.2%, a figure far below the state average.
29.3% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.2% ▼ -60.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Merino, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.7%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +82.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Merino, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (24%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Merino
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Merino [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21658/merino/topic/demographics-identity