1,954 ▲ +159.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 754
- 2016: 1,063
- 2021: 1,954
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mortlake · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mortlake
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents than most similar areas define Mortlake, where the typical person is just 35. This small pocket of Sydney is largely made up of working-age adults, with nearly half the population aged between 25 and 44.
1,954
▲ +159.2%
- 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 Mortlake — higher than 78% of areas.
| Mortlake | 1,954 |
|---|---|
| 2137, NSW | 27,726 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,954 people, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably younger than those in New South Wales and Australia, with a typical age of 35.
35 yrs ▼ -5.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A small number of seniors and children live here; people aged 65 and over make up only 9.2%, while those under 15 account for 14.5%. Both figures are well below the New South Wales and national averages.
9.2% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mortlake, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.9%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.2%, which is well below the state figure of 3.4%.
0.2% ▼ -74.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mortlake, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Mortlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12740/mortlake/topic/demographics-identity