Mount Mort · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mount Mort

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Far older residents than most similar areas define Mount Mort, where the typical person is 52. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 78 people, with a high proportion of adults and very few children.

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📍 Mount Mort, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Mort sits — Total population

78 ▼ -70.5%
  • 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 Mort — lower than 65% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mount Mort78
4340, QLD 6,007
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small with only 78 residents. The typical age here is 52, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.

78 ▼ -70.5%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 264
  • 2016: 91
  • 2021: 78

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

52 yrs ▲ +36.8%

Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38 yrs
  • 2016: 50 yrs
  • 2021: 52 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 only 9% of the population, which is well below the national average. This helps explain the older age profile, with nearly half the residents aged between 45 and 64.

20.5% ▲ +170.8%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

9.0% ▼ -48.5%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Mount Mort, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are far more common here than across Australia, at 29.2%. Around 3.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than in most similar areas.

29.2% ▲ +71.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Mount Mort, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 25%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 6 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 7 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 6 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 5 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 5 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Mort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32003/mount-mort/topic/demographics-identity