184 ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 257
- 2016: 172
- 2021: 184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mudgegonga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mudgegonga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mudgegonga is 56, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a population of 184 people. The community is heavily skewed toward older adults, with very few children or young people living here.
184
▼ -28.4%
- 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 Mudgegonga — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56 years old, which is far older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia. The total population is 184, which is larger than about 53% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 the largest group at 38.6%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 27.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 13.0%.
27.7% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mudgegonga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 19.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Most residents are married (54.8%), and the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is lower than most areas at 0.0%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.3% ▲ +182.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mudgegonga, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Mudgegonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21826/mudgegonga/topic/demographics-identity