Mountain Camp · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mountain Camp

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Mountain Camp is 55, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has only 24 people and is shaped by a striking gap in age groups, with a high number of both seniors and children.

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📍 Mountain Camp, Suburb / Locality

Where Mountain Camp sits — Total population

24
  • 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 Mountain Camp — lower than 84% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mountain Camp24
4355, QLD 2,812
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

With only 24 people, Mountain Camp is smaller than about 83% of similar areas. The typical resident is 55, which is 17 years older than the average person in Queensland or Australia.

24

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24
  • 2021: 24

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

55 yrs

Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47 yrs
  • 2021: 55 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The area has a very unusual age split; children under 15 make up 25% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 29.2%. Both groups are far more common here than across the state and nation.

29.2%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

25.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Mountain Camp splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 29%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in Mountain Camp identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6% and the national figure of 3.2%.

Marital status

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In Mountain Camp, Married is the majority at 84%; Widowed is next at 16%.

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 Mountain Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32040/mountain-camp/topic/demographics-identity