33 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45
- 2021: 33
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Muckleford South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Muckleford South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Muckleford South is now 55, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated locality is largely made up of older adults and seniors, with very few children or young adults living here.
33
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- 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 Muckleford South — lower than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 33 people live here, which is smaller than about 79% of similar areas. The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the state and national figures.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 27.3% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 12.1%.
27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Muckleford South, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Married people make up 44.1% of the population, while 0.0% are in a de facto relationship, 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: 24.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Muckleford South, Married is the majority at 56%; Widowed is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Muckleford South
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Muckleford South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21825/muckleford-south/topic/demographics-identity