Suburb in Ceduna

Merghiny, SA

Merghiny had a population of 17 at the 2021 Census (+6.3% since 2016). Median age 12.5. Median weekly household income $2,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Merghiny at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Merghiny's population grew by 6.3% to 17, in step with South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 12.5, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 17.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

25.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 41.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 12 households.

The median household earns $2,250 a week, above the SA average of $1,456.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 17.4% use a language other than English at home. 58.8% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Merghiny beside SA and Australia.

MeasureMerghinySAAustralia
Population171,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.3%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age12.540.938.2
Households12691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting25.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright41.7%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,250$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week–$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,505$1,866
Born overseas0.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home17.4%18.7%23.6%
No religion58.8%48.9%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

+6.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 152011
  2. 162016
  3. 172021

Age

Median age 12.5, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Merghiny South Australia
Share of people by age, Merghiny and South Australia
0–917.6%
10–1941.2%
20–290.0%
30–390.0%
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 Merghiny at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English88.2%
  2. Irish47.1%
  3. Australian Aboriginal23.5%
  4. German23.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages23.5%

Country of birth

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

Around Merghiny

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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