2,846 ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,143
- 2016: 1,466
- 2021: 2,846
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Myrtleford · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Myrtleford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Myrtleford are married, reflecting a community with a strong presence of established couples. The town has grown significantly, adding about 703 people since 2011. It is now far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 49.
2,846
▲ +32.8%
- 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 Myrtleford — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 33% since 2011 to reach 2,846 people. This makes it larger than about 80% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 29.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is much older than most, while children under 15 have fallen to 15.5%.
29.1% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Myrtleford splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. De facto relationships have risen to 13.3%, a figure slightly above the Victorian average.
1.4% ▼ -78.1%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Myrtleford, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Widowed (11%).
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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215060/myrtleford/topic/demographics-identity