266 ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 273
- 2016: 254
- 2021: 266
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Molloy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Molloy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 54 years means Mount Molloy is far older than most other areas. This community of 266 people is shaped by a large number of seniors and a relatively small number of children.
266
▼ -2.6%
- 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 Molloy — higher than 58% of areas.
| Mount Molloy | 266 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, making the population far older than both the Queensland and Australian figures of 38 years.
54 yrs ▲ +22.7%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 28.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 13.9%.
28.6% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Molloy, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the population, which is a little above the national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 3.4%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
3.4% ▲ +210.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Molloy, the largest group is Never married at 39%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Molloy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32000/mount-molloy/topic/demographics-identity