2,488 ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,977
- 2016: 2,211
- 2021: 2,488
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meringandan West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meringandan West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Meringandan West is just 32, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national average of 38. This youthful feel is driven by a high number of children and a small proportion of seniors. The community is larger than about 82% of similar areas, with 2,488 people living here.
2,488
▲ +25.8%
- 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 West — higher than 81% of areas.
| Meringandan West | 2,488 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia, with the typical resident being 6 years younger than the national figure.
32 yrs ▲ +3.2%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 32 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% of the population, which is far above the national rate of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, at just 8.1%.
8.1% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.0% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meringandan West splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people are married (60%), while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship, a figure about the same as the state average.
4.0% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meringandan West, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31809/meringandan-west/topic/demographics-identity