41 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 41
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Prospect
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Prospect is 53, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has just 41 people and is shaped by a high proportion of seniors.
41
—
- 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 Prospect — lower than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 41 people living here, which is smaller than about 75% of similar areas.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents make up 34.1% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.6% of the area, which is well below the national figure.
34.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Prospect, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the national figure of 11.5%.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Prospect, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21808/mount-prospect/topic/demographics-identity