136 ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 286
- 2016: 106
- 2021: 136
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Camel · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Camel
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Camel is 56, which is far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area of 136 people is defined by a significant age gap compared to the rest of the country.
136
▼ -52.4%
- 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 Mount Camel — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 136 residents. The typical age of 56 is much higher than in most similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 11.0% of the population, well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much older, with 23.5% of residents aged 65 and over.
23.5% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Camel, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the residents are married, and 15.2% are in de facto relationships, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Camel, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Mount Camel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21781/mount-camel/topic/demographics-identity