2,862 ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,873
- 2016: 2,864
- 2021: 2,862
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Remarkable · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mount Remarkable
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Remarkable is 55, making it far older than most other areas. This aging trend is striking, as the usual age has climbed 6 years since 2011. The population now stands at 2,862 people, which is smaller than about 73% of similar areas.
2,862
▼ -0.4%
- 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 Remarkable — lower than 74% of areas.
| Mount Remarkable | 2,862 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 55 is far older than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38. This reflects a significant shift over the last decade, with the population becoming much older since 2011.
55 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 30.0% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the state and national averages at just 13.7%.
30.0% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Remarkable splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. People in de facto relationships make up 12.6% of the population, a figure that has risen by 2.9 points since 2011.
3.4% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Remarkable, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Remarkable [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44830/mount-remarkable/topic/demographics-identity