219 —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35
- 2021: 219
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meru · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meru
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 60.3% of the population in Meru. This creates a noticeably young community where the typical resident is 35, which is three years younger than the national figure.
219
—
- 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 Meru — higher than 56% of areas.
| Meru | 219 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 33,378 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Meru has 219 residents, making it larger than about 56% of similar areas. The typical person here is 35, which is noticeably younger than both the state and national averages.
35 yrs —
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both very rare here, each making up less than 2% of the population. This is far below the Western Australian figures for both age groups.
1.4% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
1.8% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Meru, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 62%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 65.8% of the population, which is far above the national average. In terms of relationships, 43.5% of residents are married and 42.6% have never been married.
65.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Meru splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (42%), with Separated at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Meru
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Meru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50940/meru/topic/demographics-identity