54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 54
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Marsden · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Marsden
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Mount Marsden is 52, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This sparsely populated area is mostly home to older adults and seniors, creating a demographic profile that stands out sharply from both state and national figures.
54
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- 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 Marsden — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mount Marsden | 54 |
|---|---|
| 2849, NSW | 1,610 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 54 people, making it smaller than about 70% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 52.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.6% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
29.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Marsden, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 17.1% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate well above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mount Marsden splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Marsden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12787/mount-marsden/topic/demographics-identity