4,948 ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,954
- 2016: 4,840
- 2021: 4,948
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mont Albert · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mont Albert
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mont Albert is 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With 4,948 people, it is larger than about 90% of similar areas. The population is skewed toward older adults and seniors, which shapes the local daily life.
4,948
▼ -0.1%
- 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 Mont Albert — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mont Albert has 4,948 residents, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 16.8%. This shift toward older residents is mirrored by a low number of children under 15, at 14.5%, which is well below the national average.
20.0% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mont Albert splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 51.5% of the area, while those in de facto relationships account for 9.4%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 11.5%. Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.2% ▲ +100.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mont Albert, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mont Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21732/mont-albert/topic/demographics-identity