1,234 ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,104
- 2016: 1,195
- 2021: 1,234
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Lewis · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Lewis
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,234 people living in Mount Lewis are married. This is a relatively young area where the typical resident is 37, making it a little younger than the national figure. Most people here are in their prime working years or raising children.
1,234
▲ +11.8%
- 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 Lewis — higher than 74% of areas.
| Mount Lewis | 1,234 |
|---|---|
| 2190, NSW | 27,559 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,234, which is larger than about 76% of similar areas. The typical resident is 37, which is much lower than most areas and a little younger than the New South Wales average.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 18.6% of the population, a figure higher than most areas. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 17.2%.
16.2% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Lewis splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 3.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population, which is a little below the state average.
0.6% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.3% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Lewis, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Lewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12785/mount-lewis/topic/demographics-identity