White Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in White Mountain

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

A typical resident in White Mountain is just 23 years old, making it far younger than most of Australia. This sparsely populated area has a small community of only 16 people.

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📍 White Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where White Mountain sits — Total population

16
  • 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 White Mountain — lower than 89% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
White Mountain16
4352, QLD 31,026
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age here is 23, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This is among the lowest typical ages for similar areas.

16

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21
  • 2021: 16

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

23 yrs

Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 23 yrs

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

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 50%, ahead of Seniors (65+) (25%).

Age structure

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In White Mountain, Children (0–14) is the majority at 53%; Seniors (65+) is next at 27%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 50%, ahead of Never married (40%).

Marital status

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In White Mountain, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 44%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in White Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33060/white-mountain/topic/demographics-identity