43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merriang South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merriang South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few places at this level have as many couples in de facto relationships as Merriang South, where 35.3% of people live in this arrangement. The area is sparsely populated and tends to be older than the state and national average.
43
—
- 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 Merriang South — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 43 people, which is smaller than about 74% of similar areas. The typical resident is 44, making the area noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 14% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 18.2%. Similarly, those aged 65 and over are lower than most areas at 14%.
14.0% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Merriang South splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, and the proportion of people in de facto relationships is far above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. No residents identify 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.
35.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Merriang South, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Merriang South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21661/merriang-south/topic/demographics-identity