116 ▼ -79.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 567
- 2016: 96
- 2021: 116
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Burges · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Burges
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 60% of people in Mount Burges identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure. This is a very young community of 116 people where the typical resident is only 27 years old.
116
▼ -79.5%
- 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 Burges — lower than 56% of areas.
| Mount Burges | 116 |
|---|---|
| 6429, WA | 967 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Mount Burges is 27, making the area far younger than the Western Australian and national typical age of 38.
27 yrs ▼ -22.9%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 21 yrs
- 2021: 27 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.4% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. This young age profile is highlighted by the fact that there are no residents aged 65 or over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▲ +98.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Burges splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity is very high at 62.9%, far above the state and national averages. This is a community where 43.4% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate much higher than across Australia.
62.9% ▲ +229.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 92.7%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
43.4% ▲ +257.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Burges, Never married is the majority at 55%; Married is next at 32%.
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 Burges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51006/mount-burges/topic/demographics-identity