129 ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 211
- 2016: 154
- 2021: 129
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Whitestone · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Whitestone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 129 people living in Mount Whitestone are married. This is a small and significantly older community, where the typical resident is 50, which is 12 years older than the national figure.
129
▼ -38.9%
- 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 Whitestone — lower than 55% of areas.
| Mount Whitestone | 129 |
|---|---|
| 4347, QLD | 1,344 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About 19.4% of residents are seniors aged 65 and over, which is a little above the national figure. Other age groups are more balanced, with children under 15 making up 17.8% of the population.
19.4% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Whitestone, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Only 7% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure much lower than most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Whitestone, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Whitestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32038/mount-whitestone/topic/demographics-identity