342 ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 406
- 2016: 347
- 2021: 342
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Melrose
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Melrose is 48, making the area far older than the national figure. This is a community of 342 people where seniors make up a significant portion of the population, though there are still a fair few children living here.
342
▼ -15.8%
- 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 Melrose — higher than 60% of areas.
| Melrose | 342 |
|---|---|
| 5483, SA | 342 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age here is 48, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average of 41. With 342 people, the town is larger than about 63% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 27.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 19.0%, which is a little above the state figure.
27.8% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Melrose splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national average. About 13.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, and 50.4% are married.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +98.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Melrose, Married is the majority at 51%; 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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40856/melrose/topic/demographics-identity