44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Tom · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Tom
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Tom is 56, making this area far older than most across the state and country. This sparsely populated place is mostly home to older adults and seniors, with nearly half the population aged 65 or over.
44
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- 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 Tom — lower than 75% of areas.
| Mount Tom | 44 |
|---|---|
| 4677, QLD | 4,217 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 44 people live in Mount Tom, making it smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is heavily skewed towards older people, with 45.5% being seniors and 50% being older adults. This helps explain why children under 15 make up just 9.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Tom splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (42%) and Seniors (65+) (38%), with Young adults (25–44) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married, accounting for 85% of the community.
9.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Tom, Married is the majority at 81%; Never married is next at 10%.
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 Tom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32031/mount-tom/topic/demographics-identity