20,253 ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17,591
- 2016: 18,761
- 2021: 20,253
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Alexander · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mount Alexander
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population growth of 15% since 2011 has seen Mount Alexander become significantly older than most other areas. The typical resident is now 51, which is 13 years older than the national figure. This shift is most visible in the high number of seniors and a shrinking proportion of children.
20,253
▲ +15.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Alexander — higher than 59% of areas.
| Mount Alexander | 20,253 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 2,662 people to reach 20,253. This growth has happened alongside a steady increase in age, with the typical resident being 4 years older than they were in 2011.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most areas, falling to 14.1% since 2011.
28.4% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Alexander splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.6% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 1.3%.
1.3% ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Alexander, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Alexander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25430/mount-alexander/topic/demographics-identity