749 ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 807
- 2016: 732
- 2021: 749
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Hunter · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Hunter
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small gap exists between Mount Hunter and the rest of the country in its age profile, though it is notably younger than most similar areas. With 749 people, the area has a higher proportion of children and fewer seniors than the state and national figures.
749
▼ -7.2%
- 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 Mount Hunter — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mount Hunter | 749 |
|---|---|
| 2570, NSW | 63,663 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure and slightly older than the Australian average of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 20.7% of the population, a little above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps make the area younger than most, as those aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15.2%.
15.2% ▲ +48.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Hunter splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.8% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.2% of the population, well below the Australian average of 11.5%.
2.8% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Hunter, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12776/mount-hunter/topic/demographics-identity