412 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 291
- 2016: 215
- 2021: 412
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meredith · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Meredith
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A 42% population jump since 2011 has seen Meredith (L) grow to 412 residents. This growth has shifted the area's character, with the typical resident now 14 years younger than they were in 2011.
412
▲ +41.6%
- 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 Meredith — lower than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. While the population is smaller than about 73% of similar areas, it has grown quickly, adding about 121 people since 2011.
41 yrs ▼ -25.5%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 18% of the population, up 5.9 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of seniors aged 65 and over fell by 12 points over the same period to reach 18.2%.
18.2% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meredith splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here at 14.6%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a small increase from 0% in 2011.
1.5% ▲ —
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +77.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Meredith splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 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 Meredith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222052/meredith/topic/demographics-identity