Merrigal, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Merrigal is more socio-economically advantaged than about 89% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1070, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Merrigal at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10
- Median age
- 27
- Median weekly household income
- $1,649
- SEIFA score
- 1070
- Coordinates
- -31.4930, 148.2606
Merrigal demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Merrigal using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, 0% of residents were born overseas.
Housing and households
- Average household size
- 4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,649
- Median weekly personal income
- $725
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.1%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 3
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Merrigal
Where is Merrigal?
Merrigal is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Merrigal?
At the 2021 Census, Merrigal had a population of about 10.
Is Merrigal an advantaged area?
Merrigal has an ABS SEIFA score of 1070, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 89 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 89% of Australian suburbs.
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