167 ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 176
- 2016: 143
- 2021: 167
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Munro · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Munro
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Munro, where the typical resident is 53 years old. This is 15 years older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia. The area is mostly made up of older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.
167
▼ -5.1%
- 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 Munro — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Munro has 167 residents. This population is larger than about 51% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +6.0%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 51 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 28.7% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.8%.
28.7% ▲ +101.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.8% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Munro splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most people are married, accounting for 52.7% of the population.
2.4% ▲ —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Munro, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Munro
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Munro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21830/munro/topic/demographics-identity