1,450 ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,321
- 2016: 1,335
- 2021: 1,450
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Macedon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Macedon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married people make up 62% of residents in Mount Macedon, where the typical resident is 48 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has a strong presence of both seniors and families with children.
1,450
▲ +9.8%
- 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 Macedon — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Macedon has 1,450 residents, making it larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 48, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This older population exists alongside a higher-than-usual share of children under 15, who make up 19% of the community.
23.0% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Macedon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 12.6% of the population, slightly above the national figure. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.5% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Macedon, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Macedon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21801/mount-macedon/topic/demographics-identity