58 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40
- 2021: 58
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Charles · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Mount Charles is 44, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place has only 58 people and is shaped by a high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Charles — lower than 70% of areas.
| Mount Charles | 58 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | 2,026 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 58 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 69% of similar areas.
58 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, children under 15 are less common here than in most areas, at 15.5%.
22.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mount Charles, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, accounting for 62.8% of residents. There are no people in de facto relationships here, a figure far below the South Australian and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mount Charles, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Charles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40940/mount-charles/topic/demographics-identity