2,503 ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,334
- 2016: 2,360
- 2021: 2,503
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Ommaney · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Ommaney
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks Mount Ommaney, where the typical resident is now 48. This is ten years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. The area is largely made up of seniors and older adults, who together make up over half the population.
2,503
▲ +7.2%
- 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 Ommaney — higher than 81% of areas.
| Mount Ommaney | 2,503 |
|---|---|
| 4074, QLD | 24,071 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,503, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. These residents are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 48.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 26.9% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. In contrast, children under 15 are slightly less common here than in the rest of Australia.
26.9% ▲ +77.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Ommaney splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is the most common status for 62% of residents, while those in de facto relationships make up just 4.5%, which is well below the Queensland figure. Only 0.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure much lower than most areas.
0.6% ▲ —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.5% ▲ +60.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Ommaney, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32009/mount-ommaney/topic/demographics-identity