Suburb in MacDonnell

Mereenie, NT

Mereenie had a population of 4 at the 2021 Census (−86.7% since 2016). Median age 37.0. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mereenie at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mereenie's population shrank by 86.7% to 4, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 37.0, it is older than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 100.0% use a language other than English at home. 0.0% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mereenie beside NT and Australia.

MeasureMereenieNTAustralia
Population4232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−86.7%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age37.033.038.0
Households–70,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments–18.1%14.3%
Renting–48.6%31.1%
Owned outright–16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week–$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week–$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas0.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home100.0%36.1%23.6%
No religion0.0%43.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−86.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 322011
  2. 302016
  3. 42021

Age

Median age 37.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Mereenie Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Mereenie and Northern Territory
0–90.0%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–39100.0%
40–490.0%
50–590.0%
60–690.0%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mereenie at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Mereenie

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

Explore Mereenie in Censible

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