721 ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 705
- 2016: 549
- 2021: 721
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merrijig · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merrijig
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 45% of residents in Merrijig have never married, marking it as a notably young community. The typical person here is only 32, which is six years younger than the national figure. This youthfulness is driven by a very high proportion of children, making it one of the youngest areas of its kind.
721
▲ +2.3%
- 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 Merrijig — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Merrijig has reached 721 people, making it larger than about 71% of similar areas.
32 yrs ▲ +28.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 25.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of kids helps explain why the typical resident is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are slightly less common here than across Australia.
16.1% ▲ +118.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Merrijig splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.6%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Around 0.4% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
0.4% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Merrijig splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Merrijig [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21667/merrijig/topic/demographics-identity