54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 54
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mountain Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mountain Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Half of all residents in Mountain Bay are aged 65 or over, making it a very old community. With a total population of only 54 people, the area is sparsely populated and lacks any children under 15.
54
—
- 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 Mountain Bay — lower than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest typical ages for any area at this level.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is heavily skewed towards seniors, with those 65 and over making up 50% of the population. This is far above the 17.2% national average, while children under 15 are completely absent.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mountain Bay, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 53%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 47%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the small population are married, with 68% of residents in this status. People in de facto relationships make up 12.8%, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
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.
12.8% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mountain Bay, Married is the majority at 62%; Divorced is next at 16%.
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 Mountain Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21817/mountain-bay/topic/demographics-identity