3,285 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,181
- 2016: 3,193
- 2021: 3,285
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Myrtleford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Myrtleford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 3,285 people in Myrtleford are married, reflecting a mature community. The town is far older than the state and national averages, with the typical resident aged 50.
3,285
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Myrtleford — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Myrtleford is larger than about 85% of similar areas. Its residents are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 50 years.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 28.8% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why the area is much older than most, while children under 15 make up a smaller slice of the community at 15.4%.
28.8% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Myrtleford splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.5% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.0%, slightly above the national average of 11.5%.
1.5% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Myrtleford, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Widowed (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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21863/myrtleford/topic/demographics-identity