2,225 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,122
- 2016: 2,203
- 2021: 2,225
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Pleasant
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Pleasant is just 35, making it noticeably younger than most similar areas. With a population of 2,225 people, the area is larger than about 81% of other places at this level. It is a community where young adults and those in de facto relationships are more common than in the state average.
2,225
▲ +4.9%
- 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 Pleasant — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the Victorian and national figure of 38 years. This makes Mount Pleasant much younger than most similar areas.
35 yrs ▲ +12.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 23.1% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national figures at 14.7%. Children under 15 account for 16.3% of residents.
14.7% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.6% of the community, a little above the Victorian average.
2.6% ▲ +140.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, Never married is the majority at 51%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21807/mount-pleasant/topic/demographics-identity