208 ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 187
- 2016: 186
- 2021: 208
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mountain View · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mountain View
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More children and fewer seniors than usual make Mountain View a notably young community. With 208 residents, the area is younger than most similar places, and it has a high proportion of families with kids.
208
▲ +11.2%
- 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 View — higher than 54% of areas.
| Mountain View | 208 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 31,079 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
39 yrs ▼ -9.3%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas, sitting well below the state average.
12.5% ▲ +66.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mountain View, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. Relationships here differ from the norm, with people in de facto partnerships being much more common than in most areas.
5.3% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▲ +86.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 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 View, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Mountain View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12819/mountain-view/topic/demographics-identity