Merghiny, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Merghiny is more socio-economically advantaged than about 45% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 978, 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.
Merghiny at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 17
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,524
- SEIFA score
- 978
- Coordinates
- -32.1422, 133.8404
Merghiny demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Merghiny 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, the largest age group is children (0–14) at 33%, 38% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 33% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 33% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 9 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 5 | 63% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 3 | 38% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 12 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 12 occupied private dwellings in Merghiny.
- Median weekly rent
- $213
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,749
- Median weekly personal income
- $774
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (17%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 4 (24%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 7 (88%)
- Labour-force participation
- 92.3%
- Employed full-time
- 8
- 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 Merghiny
Where is Merghiny?
Merghiny is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Merghiny?
At the 2021 Census, Merghiny had a population of about 17.
Is Merghiny an advantaged area?
Merghiny has an ABS SEIFA score of 978, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 45 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 45% of Australian suburbs.
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