428 ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 340
- 2016: 379
- 2021: 428
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Rankin · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 66% of similar areas have fewer residents than Mount Rankin, which is home to 428 people. The area is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged 44. It is also marked by a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Rankin — higher than 62% of areas.
| Mount Rankin | 428 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Rankin has a population of 428 people. The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales and across Australia.
428 ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.5% of the population, a figure higher than most areas. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.7%, which is a little above the state and national figures.
18.7% ▲ +57.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mount Rankin, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (18%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the national and state figures. Around 57.9% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 8.3%.
6.8% ▲ +157.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mount Rankin, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Rankin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12797/mount-rankin/topic/demographics-identity