291 ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 406
- 2016: 280
- 2021: 291
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Kelly · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Kelly
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 63.8% of the population in Mount Kelly, where the typical resident is 42 years old. This small community of 291 people is noticeably older than both the Queensland and national averages, though it has a higher proportion of children than many similar areas.
291
▼ -28.3%
- 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 Kelly — higher than 59% of areas.
| Mount Kelly | 291 |
|---|---|
| 4807, QLD | 10,785 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 291, which is larger than about 60% of similar areas. The typical resident is 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.9% of the population, a figure higher than most areas and about the same as the state average. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 15.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 17.2%.
15.8% ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Kelly, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average of 4.6%. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.4%, a figure about the same as the Australian average.
1.4% ▲ +84.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Kelly, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Kelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31978/mount-kelly/topic/demographics-identity