250 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 240
- 2016: 224
- 2021: 250
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Ossa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Ossa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 250 people lives in Mount Ossa, where the typical resident is now 42 years old. This is noticeably older than the national figure. The area has a varied age mix, with a significant number of both children and seniors.
250
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Ossa — higher than 58% of areas.
| Mount Ossa | 250 |
|---|---|
| 4741, QLD | 7,346 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 42, which is noticeably older than the 38-year-old typical resident for both Queensland and Australia.
42 yrs ▼ -6.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This sits alongside a higher than usual proportion of children under 15, who account for 18.8% of residents.
22.0% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Ossa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.5% of the population, a little above the national figure.
4.0% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Ossa, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Ossa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32010/mount-ossa/topic/demographics-identity