625 ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 566
- 2016: 594
- 2021: 625
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Samson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Samson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Samson is 47 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This community of 625 people has a population that is larger than about 70% of similar areas. The age profile is dominated by older adults, who make up 37% of the population.
625
▲ +10.4%
- 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 Samson — higher than 68% of areas.
| Mount Samson | 625 |
|---|---|
| 4520, QLD | 13,885 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian average of 38 years. This makes Mount Samson higher than most areas for age.
47 yrs ▲ +23.7%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 37%. While children under 15 account for 18.4% of the population, the 16% of people aged 65 and over is a little below the national figure.
16.0% ▲ +100.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -33.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Samson, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (18%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 59.8%, though those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 10.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is well below the state average.
1.4% ▲ +172.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Samson, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Samson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32019/mount-samson/topic/demographics-identity