139 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 104
- 2021: 139
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Eccles · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Eccles
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Eccles is now 47, making the area far older than the national figure. With only 139 people living here, the community is smaller than about half of similar areas.
139
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- 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 Eccles — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident here is 47, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia by 9 years.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 21.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Children under 15 account for 16.5%, which is a little below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
21.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Eccles, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 8.9% of the population, a rate much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Eccles, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Mount Eccles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21791/mount-eccles/topic/demographics-identity