216 ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 302
- 2016: 190
- 2021: 216
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas make up the population of Merton. The typical person here is 53, which is 15 years older than the national figure. This shift is clear in the age gap, with seniors making up nearly a third of the people living here.
216
▼ -28.5%
- 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 Merton — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is home to 216 people, making it larger than about 56% of similar places. This population is far older than the state and national typical age of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +1.9%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 30.1% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 12.5%.
30.1% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Merton splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.0%. Nearly half of residents are married, while 1.9% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.9% ▲ +86.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Merton, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Merton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21670/merton/topic/demographics-identity