184 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 190
- 2021: 184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merricks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merricks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Merricks is 57 years old, which is far older than the national figure. This small community of 184 people is defined by a very high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
184
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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 Merricks — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 57, making the population far older than both the Victorian and Australian averages by 19 years.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 35.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12% of the area, well below the Victorian average.
35.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Merricks splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (39%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 6.7%, which is well below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.7% of the population, a little above the Victorian average.
2.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Merricks, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Merricks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21662/merricks/topic/demographics-identity