462 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 445
- 2016: 468
- 2021: 462
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mitchells Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mitchells Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Mitchells Island is a community of 462 people where the typical resident is 55. This age gap is stark, with a typical resident being 17 years older than the national figure.
462
▲ +3.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mitchells Island — higher than 63% of areas.
| Mitchells Island | 462 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 462 people, which is larger than about 66% of areas at this level. Residents are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
55 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is a mature community where 31.2% of people are seniors, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.1% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
31.2% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mitchells Island splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.7% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. Most residents are married (59.8%), while those in de facto relationships (8.8%) are a little below the national figure.
6.7% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +70.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mitchells Island, Married is the majority at 60%; 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 Mitchells Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12663/mitchells-island/topic/demographics-identity