4,035 ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,999
- 2016: 3,957
- 2021: 4,035
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Austin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Austin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-two point nine per cent of residents in Mount Austin have never married, marking the largest relationship group in the area. The suburb is home to 4,035 people and has a diverse age profile, with a typical resident aged 37, which is a little younger than the national figure.
4,035
▲ +0.9%
- 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 Mount Austin — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mount Austin | 4,035 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 61,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 37, making the area a little younger than both New South Wales and Australia. With 4,035 people, this suburb is larger than about 88% of similar areas.
37 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Both the youngest and oldest age groups are well represented, with children under 15 and seniors over 65 each making up about 21% of the population. These figures are higher than the state and national averages.
20.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Austin splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (21%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 10% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the national figure of 3.2%.
10.0% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Austin, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (32%) 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 Mount Austin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12759/mount-austin/topic/demographics-identity