516 ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 612
- 2016: 928
- 2021: 516
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meeniyan · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Meeniyan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of residents in Meeniyan are now aged 65 or over, a figure well above the national average. The community has seen a population drop of about 16% since 2011, while the typical resident has grown older.
516
▼ -15.7%
- 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 Meeniyan — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Meeniyan has 516 residents, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. The typical person here is 42, making them noticeably older than the average Victorian or Australian.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of both young and old, with children under 15 making up 20.3% and seniors over 65 accounting for 25.2%. Both groups have grown since 2011, with the senior population rising by 11 points.
25.2% ▲ +83.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meeniyan splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 14.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.7% of the community, which is about the same as the state average.
1.7% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meeniyan, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221048/meeniyan/topic/demographics-identity