1,477 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,354
- 2016: 1,372
- 2021: 1,477
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mortlake · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mortlake
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mortlake is far older than those in the rest of the country, with a typical age of 49. This community of 1,477 people is much older than both the state and national averages. This age gap is most visible in the large proportion of seniors living here.
1,477
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Mortlake — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. This makes Mortlake older than most similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 28.6% of the population, a figure far above the 16.8% seen across Victoria. Children under 15 account for 17.3%, which is about the same as the national average.
28.6% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mortlake splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.9% of the population, a result similar to the national figure.
2.5% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mortlake, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Mortlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21767/mortlake/topic/demographics-identity