397 ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 271
- 2016: 374
- 2021: 397
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merrimu · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merrimu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children makes Merrimu a notably family-oriented area. While the total population is 397 people, the most striking feature is that nearly a quarter of residents are under 15 years old, which is well above the state and national figures.
397
▲ +46.5%
- 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 Merrimu — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, making the area a little older than the national and state figures of 38.
39 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 24.4% of the population, a figure well above the 18.2% national average. This trend helps explain why the area is younger than most, as those aged 65 and over make up only 14.4% of residents.
14.4% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.4% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Merrimu splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 55.2%, while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.1%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the population.
0.8% ▼ -65.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +58.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Merrimu, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Merrimu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21668/merrimu/topic/demographics-identity