23,369 ▲ +259.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,508
- 2016: 16,458
- 2021: 23,369
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mernda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mernda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mernda is just 33 years old, making it a noticeably younger area than the rest of the state. With a population of 23,369, it is among the largest of its kind and is defined by a high number of young families.
23,369
▲ +259.1%
- 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 Mernda — higher than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 33, which is 5 years younger than the national figure. This makes the area noticeably younger than most other places in Victoria and across Australia.
33 yrs ▲ +13.8%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 27% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while those aged 65 and over are much less common here at 7.6%.
7.6% ▲ +138.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.0% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mernda, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54.2%) or have never been married (32.4%). About 1.4% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.4% ▲ +48.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mernda, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Mernda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21659/mernda/topic/demographics-identity