Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mulgrave

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A very small population of just 78 people defines daily life in Mulgrave. This sparsely populated area has a distinct age profile, with a tiny proportion of children compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Mulgrave, Suburb / Locality

Where Mulgrave sits — Total population

78
  • 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 Mulgrave — lower than 65% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mulgrave78
2756, NSW 35,328
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 78, which is smaller than about 63% of similar areas. Residents are a little older than those in New South Wales and Australia, with a typical age of 40.

78

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 92
  • 2021: 78

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

40 yrs

Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44 yrs
  • 2021: 40 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 only 3.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over are also well below the state and national averages at 12.8%.

12.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

3.8%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 3.8%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Mulgrave splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Youth (15–24) at 17%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.1% of the community, which is a little above the national figure. Those in de facto relationships represent 8.1%, a figure well below the Australian average.

8.1%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Mulgrave, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (15%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 6 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 8 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 6 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 5 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 6 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12826/mulgrave/topic/demographics-identity