85 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79
- 2021: 85
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mongogarie · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mongogarie is now 53, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place of 85 people is shaped by a high proportion of older adults and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mongogarie — lower than 63% of areas.
| Mongogarie | 85 |
|---|---|
| 2470, NSW | 15,477 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 85, Mongogarie is smaller than about 62% of similar areas. The typical person here is 53, which is far older than the typical resident in New South Wales or across Australia.
85 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up over half the population at 51.8%. While children under 15 are a little more common than the national figure at 21.2%, those aged 65 and over are well below the state and national averages.
11.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mongogarie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Most residents are married at 61.8%, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is far below the state and national averages.
11.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mongogarie, Married is the majority at 60%; Divorced is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mongogarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12690/mongogarie/topic/demographics-identity