530 ▲ +73.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 305
- 2016: 487
- 2021: 530
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meringandan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meringandan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably young population defines Meringandan, where the typical resident is just 34 years old. This is four years younger than the usual person in Queensland and across Australia. With 530 people, it is larger than about 68% of similar areas.
530
▲ +73.8%
- 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 Meringandan — higher than 65% of areas.
| Meringandan | 530 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29.2% of the population, a figure far above the Queensland average of 18.7%. This helps explain the own young age of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at just 7.4%.
7.4% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.2% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meringandan splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.5% of the community, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married (56.6%), while 11.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
5.5% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meringandan, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Meringandan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31808/meringandan/topic/demographics-identity