86 ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 181
- 2016: 68
- 2021: 86
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Thorley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Thorley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas define Mount Thorley, where the typical age is just 37. This is a small community of 86 people with a notably high proportion of children.
86
▼ -52.5%
- 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 Thorley — lower than 62% of areas.
| Mount Thorley | 86 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 21,445 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 27.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas.
12.8% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.9% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Thorley splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most residents are married (54.5%), while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.3%.
4.7% ▲ +179.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Thorley, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Thorley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12805/mount-thorley/topic/demographics-identity