1,752 ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,458
- 2016: 1,688
- 2021: 1,752
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mirboo North · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mirboo North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 70% of similar areas have fewer residents than Mirboo North, where the population has grown by 20% since 2011. This is an older community than the state or national average, though it also has a higher proportion of children than most areas.
1,752
▲ +20.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mirboo North — higher than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 294 people to reach 1,752 in 2021. The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
46 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.1% of the population, a little above the national average. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 24.1%, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
24.1% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mirboo North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, a figure that is well above the state average. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.3%, which is among the lowest for its level.
0.3% ▼ -88.4%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +89.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mirboo North, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mirboo North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215057/mirboo-north/topic/demographics-identity