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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Mereenie then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mereenie, NT (postcode 0872) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-87.5% over 10 years

20113220163020214
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population32304-28 · -87.5%
Median age252037+12 · +48%
Median household income$900/wk$0/wk$900 · -100%
Median personal income$260/wk$350/wk$1,437/wk+$1,177 · +452.7%
Median rent$20/wk$0/wk$20 · -100%
Median mortgage$1,625/mo$0/mo$1,625 · -100%
Average household size3.40.0-3.4 · -100%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

4

was 30 in 2016

-26 · -86.7%

Median age

37

was 20 in 2016

+17 · +85%

Dig deeper: Mereenie population growth · Mereenie then and now

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2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.