13 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 13
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merilup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merilup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Merilup is 55, making it a far older community than the state and national average of 38. This sparsely populated area has a total of just 13 people.
13
—
- 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 Merilup — lower than 91% of areas.
| Merilup | 13 |
|---|---|
| 6352, WA | 172 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 55, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures. This age profile is much higher than most other similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, ahead of Older adults (45–64) (23%).
Age structure
View on map →In Merilup, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (30%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 31%, ahead of Never married (31%).
Marital status
View on map →Merilup splits fairly evenly between Married (50%) and Never married (50%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Merilup
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Merilup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50935/merilup/topic/demographics-identity