334 ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 563
- 2016: 290
- 2021: 334
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mirboo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mirboo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population defines Mirboo, where the typical resident is 54 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community with a high proportion of seniors.
334
▼ -40.7%
- 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 Mirboo — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 334 people, which is larger than about 62% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
54 yrs ▲ +25.6%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 29.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Victorian average at just 11.7%.
29.9% ▲ +63.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mirboo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married at 51.2%, while 10.1% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.9% of the population.
0.9% ▲ +68.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mirboo, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Mirboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21702/mirboo/topic/demographics-identity