1,397 ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,194
- 2016: 1,370
- 2021: 1,397
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Pleasant
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,397 people in Mount Pleasant are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. This community is notable for its high number of children, with 23% of the population under 15 years old. The typical resident is 40 years old.
1,397
▲ +17.0%
- 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 Pleasant — higher than 75% of areas.
| Mount Pleasant | 1,397 |
|---|---|
| 2519, NSW | 17,227 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,397 residents, Mount Pleasant is larger than about 77% of similar areas. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the typical resident in New South Wales and Australia.
40 yrs ▼ -7.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 40 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% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 17%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
17.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Pleasant splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.8% of the population, slightly below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships account for 9.2%, which is a little lower than the 11.5% seen across Australia.
1.8% ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12795/mount-pleasant/topic/demographics-identity