168 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 152
- 2021: 168
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Myrrhee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Myrrhee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Myrrhee is 49, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This gap is driven by a large senior population and a relatively small number of children. The community currently has 168 people.
168
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- 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 Myrrhee — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49 years old, which is far older than the 38-year-old average across Victoria and Australia.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 31% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 represent a smaller slice of the population at 15.5%.
31.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Myrrhee splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 56%, though people in de facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Myrrhee, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Myrrhee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21860/myrrhee/topic/demographics-identity