2,263 ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,296
- 2016: 2,197
- 2021: 2,263
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mirboo North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mirboo North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a quarter of the 2,263 people in Mirboo North are seniors, making it a place where older residents are very prominent. The typical person here is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift toward an older population shapes the daily rhythm of the town.
2,263
▼ -1.4%
- 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 North — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. Mirboo North is larger than about 81% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 26.3% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.9%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
26.3% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mirboo North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 13.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the state and national figures. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.9% of the population, slightly below the national average.
0.9% ▲ +136.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mirboo North, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Mirboo North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21703/mirboo-north/topic/demographics-identity