493 ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 422
- 2016: 512
- 2021: 493
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Miriam Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Miriam Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Miriam Vale are married, reflecting a community with a very own distinct age profile. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 52. This shift is driven by a high proportion of seniors and far fewer children than usual.
493
▲ +16.8%
- 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 Miriam Vale — higher than 64% of areas.
| Miriam Vale | 493 |
|---|---|
| 4677, QLD | 4,217 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Miriam Vale has a total population of 493 people. The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +20.9%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 25.4% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 14.4%.
25.4% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Miriam Vale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.3% of the population, which is a little above the Australian figure. Those in de facto relationships represent only 8.8%, a figure well below the state average.
4.3% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Miriam Vale, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Miriam Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31860/miriam-vale/topic/demographics-identity