31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16
- 2021: 31
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Macarthur
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Macarthur is 31, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is defined by a stark age gap, with a high number of children and no residents aged 65 or over.
31
—
- 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 Macarthur — lower than 81% of areas.
| Mount Macarthur | 31 |
|---|---|
| 4723, QLD | 1,596 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Macarthur is a very small community of only 31 people. This is smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
31 yrs —
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, there are no seniors aged 65 and over, a figure far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Macarthur, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average of 3.2%. Most people here are married, making up 71.4% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Macarthur, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31988/mount-macarthur/topic/demographics-identity