16,986 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15,794
- 2016: 16,726
- 2021: 16,986
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Druitt · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Druitt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Druitt is 33, making this area noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. With 16,986 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. This youthfulness is clear in the high number of children and the small proportion of seniors living here.
16,986
▲ +7.5%
- 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 Druitt — higher than 89% of areas.
| Mount Druitt | 16,986 |
|---|---|
| 2770, NSW | 61,494 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 33, which is much lower than most similar areas and noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
33 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23.6% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, as seniors aged 65 and over make up only 10.3%, which is well below the state average of 17.6%.
10.3% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.6% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Druitt, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average. Only 5.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
2.4% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.1% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Druitt, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Druitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12767/mount-druitt/topic/demographics-identity