706 ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 548
- 2016: 582
- 2021: 706
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Egerton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Egerton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Egerton is 43, making the area noticeably older than the state and national figures. This community of 706 people is larger than most similar areas, with a population structure that leans toward older adults and families.
706
▲ +28.8%
- 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 Egerton — higher than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. The total population of 706 people is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 19.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Conversely, people aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national levels at 14.9%.
14.9% ▲ +63.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Egerton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%, which is well above the national figure. About 1.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a rate about the same as across Victoria.
1.4% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Egerton, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21792/mount-egerton/topic/demographics-identity