117 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 115
- 2021: 117
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Molar · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Molar is 53, making this area far older than the national figure. With only 117 people living here, the community is small and skewed heavily toward older adults and seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Molar — lower than 56% of areas.
| Mount Molar | 117 |
|---|---|
| 4361, QLD | 2,654 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This age gap is much higher than in most similar areas.
117 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs —
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.
Older residents dominate the area, with those aged 65 and over making up 22.2% of the population, well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here at 13.7%, which is well below the state average.
22.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mount Molar, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly 60% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up only 7.4%, a figure well below the national average. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mount Molar, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Molar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31999/mount-molar/topic/demographics-identity