81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 99
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Wilson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Wilson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 62 years makes Mount Wilson far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area is defined by a heavy concentration of seniors and a very small number of children.
81
—
- 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 Wilson — lower than 64% of areas.
| Mount Wilson | 81 |
|---|---|
| 2786, NSW | 1,178 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 81 people live here, which is smaller than about 63% of similar areas. The typical resident is far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
62 yrs —
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 37% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the New South Wales average at just 14.8%.
37.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Wilson, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (34%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 16.9%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state and national proportions.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Wilson, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Wilson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12815/mount-wilson/topic/demographics-identity