4,999 ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,375
- 2016: 4,616
- 2021: 4,999
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Claremont · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Claremont
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Mount Claremont, where the typical resident is 45 years old. This is seven years older than the usual person in Western Australia and across the country. The area is larger than about 90% of similar places, with nearly 5,000 residents.
4,999
▲ +14.3%
- 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 Claremont — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mount Claremont | 4,999 |
|---|---|
| 6010, WA | 18,863 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,999, making it larger than about 90% of areas at this level. Residents are generally older than the state and national figures.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 22.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.3%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
22.3% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Claremont, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national averages. People in de facto relationships make up 5.4%, a figure much lower than most areas.
0.1% ▲ +104.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.4% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Claremont, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51008/mount-claremont/topic/demographics-identity