180 —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 173
- 2021: 180
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Burnett · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Burnett is 42, making the area noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38. This sparsely populated spot is home to 180 people, with a population structure that leans heavily toward older adults and young people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Burnett — higher than 51% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. There are 180 people living in the area.
180 —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 9.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over represent 17.2%, a figure about the same as the rest of Australia.
17.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mount Burnett, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Youth (15–24) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. About 50.3% of the population are married, while 12.3% are in de facto relationships.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mount Burnett, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21779/mount-burnett/topic/demographics-identity