3,825 ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,846
- 2016: 3,775
- 2021: 3,825
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Lofty · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Lofty
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Lofty is 43, making the area noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian averages. With 3,825 people, it is larger than about 87% of similar areas and has a population that skews toward older adults and seniors.
3,825
▼ -0.5%
- 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 Lofty — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mount Lofty | 3,825 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 115,218 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 43, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 20.6% of the population, a figure well above the Queensland and Australian averages. Children under 15 account for 18.2%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
20.6% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Lofty splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. At the same time, those in de facto relationships are at 9.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 12.9%.
3.5% ▲ +68.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Lofty, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Lofty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31984/mount-lofty/topic/demographics-identity