1,449 ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,422
- 2016: 1,468
- 2021: 1,449
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Saint Thomas · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Saint Thomas
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Saint Thomas is just 37, making it a notably younger area than most others. This youthful feel is seen in the high number of children and a smaller proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the state.
1,449
▲ +1.9%
- 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 Saint Thomas — higher than 75% of areas.
| Mount Saint Thomas | 1,449 |
|---|---|
| 2500, NSW | 43,472 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,449 people, which is larger than about 78% of similar areas.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 38 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 19.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 14.5%.
14.5% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Saint Thomas splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.4% of the population, a little above the national figure.
3.0% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mount Saint Thomas splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Saint Thomas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12802/mount-saint-thomas/topic/demographics-identity