90 ▼ -71.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 317
- 2016: 125
- 2021: 90
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Pelion · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Pelion
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Pelion is 47, making the population far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area of 90 people stands out for its high proportion of de facto relationships and a strong Indigenous presence.
90
▼ -71.6%
- 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 Pelion — lower than 61% of areas.
| Mount Pelion | 90 |
|---|---|
| 4741, QLD | 7,346 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 90 people living in the area. This is smaller than about 60% of similar places.
47 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both make up only 7.8% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures. Most residents are older adults aged 45 to 64.
7.8% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.8% ▼ -64.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Pelion, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Youth (15–24) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.7% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is well above the national figure. De facto relationships are very common here at 23.4%, far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
6.7% ▲ +251.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.4% ▲ +79.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mount Pelion splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Pelion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32011/mount-pelion/topic/demographics-identity