226 ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 216
- 2016: 235
- 2021: 226
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Chalmers · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Chalmers
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Chalmers is 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This small community of 226 people has a distinct profile, with a high proportion of seniors and a significant number of people in de facto relationships.
226
▲ +4.6%
- 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 Chalmers — higher than 56% of areas.
| Mount Chalmers | 226 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47 years old, which is far older than the typical age in Queensland or across Australia. The total population is 226 people.
47 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 23.5% of the population, which is well above the figures for the state and the nation. Children under 15 account for 19% of residents, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
23.5% ▲ +94.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▲ +58.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Chalmers splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most other areas, at 18.4%. There are no residents who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.4% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Chalmers, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Chalmers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31946/mount-chalmers/topic/demographics-identity