138 ▼ -54.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 306
- 2016: 169
- 2021: 138
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Surprise · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Surprise
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Mount Surprise, where the typical resident is 48 years old. This small community of 138 people has a distinct mix of age groups, with a notably high proportion of seniors and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
138
▼ -54.9%
- 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 Surprise — lower than 54% of areas.
| Mount Surprise | 138 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, making the area far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This is a small population of 138 people.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 make up 28.3% of the population, which is far above the 17% seen across Queensland and Australia. Children under 15 account for 19.6%, a figure slightly above the national average.
28.3% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Surprise splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 11.6% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also very common, at 23.9%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
11.6% ▲ +196.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.9% ▲ +123.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Surprise, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Surprise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32026/mount-surprise/topic/demographics-identity