45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 45
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mountain Top · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mountain Top
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer people live here than in most similar areas, with Mountain Top having a total population of just 45. This is a small, sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 44, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
45
—
- 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 Mountain Top — lower than 74% of areas.
| Mountain Top | 45 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales and Australia.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Nearly half the population are young adults aged 25 to 44.
15.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mountain Top, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 49%, followed by Youth (15–24) (19%) and Older adults (45–64) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting well above the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
17.9% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mountain Top, Never married is the majority at 69%; Married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mountain Top
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mountain Top [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12818/mountain-top/topic/demographics-identity