646 ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,031
- 2016: 641
- 2021: 646
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maryknoll · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Maryknoll
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 60.4% of the population in Maryknoll, the largest relationship group in the area. The community has become significantly younger over the last decade, with the typical resident now 39 years old. This shift comes as the total population shrank by 37% since 2011 to 646 people.
646
▼ -37.3%
- 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 Maryknoll — lower than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39, which is lower than most similar areas and 15 years younger than in 2011. During that same period, the total population fell from 1,031 to 646 people.
39 yrs ▼ -27.8%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 19.8% of the area, a figure that rose 5.8 points since 2011 and is a little above the national figure. In contrast, people aged 65 and over fell 11 points since 2011 to 14.9%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
14.9% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Maryknoll, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 9.3% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and down 3.0 points since 2011. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the community, which is among the lowest at this level.
0.8% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maryknoll, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Maryknoll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221047/maryknoll/topic/demographics-identity