229 ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 231
- 2016: 243
- 2021: 229
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Marshall · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Marshall is 53 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a smaller number of children than most other regions.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Marshall — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mount Marshall | 229 |
|---|---|
| 4362, QLD | 2,613 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 229 people. This makes the area larger than about 57% of similar locations.
229 ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs ▲ +10.4%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 31.4% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian average at only 14.0%.
31.4% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Mount Marshall splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most of the population is married (59.5%), while de facto relationships are much lower than in most areas at 6.6%.
7.9% ▲ +80.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mount Marshall, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Marshall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31993/mount-marshall/topic/demographics-identity