6,090 ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,722
- 2016: 5,767
- 2021: 6,090
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mittagong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mittagong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents define the daily pace of life in Mittagong, where the typical person is 49. This makes the area far older than the national figure. With 6,090 people, it is one of the largest towns of its kind in the region.
6,090
▲ +6.4%
- 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 Mittagong — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mittagong | 6,090 |
|---|---|
| 2575, NSW | 17,846 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49 years old, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales or across Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 29.6% aged 65 and over, far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.7% of the population, which is well below the state and national averages.
29.6% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mittagong splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, a little below the national figure. Nearly half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships (9.5%) are lower than most areas.
1.9% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mittagong, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12664/mittagong/topic/demographics-identity