212 ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 183
- 2016: 181
- 2021: 212
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mystic Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mystic Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Mystic Park, where 37.3% of the 212 residents fall into this bracket. The area is far older than the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged 55. This creates a distinct demographic where seniors and older adults heavily outnumber children.
212
▲ +15.8%
- 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 Mystic Park — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Mystic Park is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 212 people.
55 yrs ▲ +22.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 54 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 29.7% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average. This is consistent with the low number of children under 15, who make up just 13.2% of the area.
29.7% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mystic Park, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 59.4% of the population. People in de facto relationships make up 12.8%, which is a little above the Australian figure.
2.4% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mystic Park, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Mystic Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21865/mystic-park/topic/demographics-identity