294 ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 344
- 2016: 268
- 2021: 294
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Alford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Alford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Mount Alford, where the typical resident is 54 years old. This community is significantly older than the national average, with over a quarter of the 294 residents now aged 65 or over.
294
▼ -14.5%
- 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 Alford — higher than 59% of areas.
| Mount Alford | 294 |
|---|---|
| 4310, QLD | 6,017 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Mount Alford much older than most similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 25.5% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17%. This shift is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.6% of the area.
25.5% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Alford, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 62.2%, while those in de facto relationships make up only 7.6%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 2.0% of the population.
2.0% ▲ +134.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Alford, Married is the majority at 62%; 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 Mount Alford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31934/mount-alford/topic/demographics-identity