276 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 272
- 2016: 268
- 2021: 276
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount George · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount George
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount George is 53, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This sparsely populated place is largely defined by a high proportion of seniors and a population of 276 people.
276
▲ +1.5%
- 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 George — higher than 58% of areas.
| Mount George | 276 |
|---|---|
| 5155, SA | 3,994 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +10.4%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.6% of the population, a figure well above the 20.0% seen across South Australia. This older profile is balanced by children under 15, who account for 17.4% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
24.6% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount George, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.4%, while the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount George, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40948/mount-george/topic/demographics-identity