6,900 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,732
- 2016: 6,761
- 2021: 6,900
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Montrose · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Montrose
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents and families shape the daily life of Montrose, which has a population of 6,900. The typical resident is 41, making this area noticeably older than the national figure. It is one of the largest communities of its kind in the region.
6,900
▲ +2.5%
- 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 Montrose — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Montrose is 41, which is noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 19.6% of the population, a little above the national figure. This sits alongside a senior population of 19.5%, which is also slightly higher than the Australian average.
19.5% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Montrose splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.6% of the population.
0.6% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Montrose, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21736/montrose/topic/demographics-identity