9,799 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,374
- 2016: 9,702
- 2021: 9,799
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Evelyn · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Evelyn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people live in Mount Evelyn than in most similar areas, with a total population of 9,799. The area is notably younger than many comparable places, though the typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
9,799
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Evelyn — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Evelyn is among the largest areas at this level with 9,799 residents. The typical age of people here is 38 years.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over are less common here than in most other areas.
15.0% ▲ +72.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Evelyn splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting at 13.6% compared to the national figure of 11.5%. Around 1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.0% ▲ +61.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Evelyn, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Evelyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21795/mount-evelyn/topic/demographics-identity