Mount Joy · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mount Joy

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

A tiny population of just 7 people makes Mount Joy one of the smallest areas of its kind. Despite its size, the community is noticeably younger than the rest of the country.

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📍 Mount Joy, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Joy sits — Total population

7
  • 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 Joy — lower than 95% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mount Joy7
5670, SA 494
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is only 35, making Mount Joy much younger than most similar areas and noticeably younger than both South Australia and Australia.

7

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3
  • 2021: 7

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

35 yrs

Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Youth (15–24) at 43%, ahead of Children (0–14) (0%).

Age structure

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In Mount Joy, Youth (15–24) is the majority at 100%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 43%, ahead of Never married (43%).

Marital status

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Mount Joy splits fairly evenly between Married (50%) and Never married (50%).

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 Joy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40952/mount-joy/topic/demographics-identity