57 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Merkanooka · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Merkanooka
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 74% of residents are married in Merkanooka, where the typical resident is 39 years old. This is a sparsely populated area with only 57 people living across its 610 square kilometres. The community is slightly older than the national and state figures.
57
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- 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 Merkanooka — lower than 70% of areas.
| Merkanooka | 57 |
|---|---|
| 6625, WA | 57 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Merkanooka is home to 57 people, making it smaller than about 69% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 19.3% of the population, a figure well above the state average. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 15.8%, which is well below the 19% seen across Western Australia.
19.3% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Merkanooka splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.3%, a rate much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Merkanooka, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Merkanooka
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Merkanooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50937/merkanooka/topic/demographics-identity