Mount Hampton · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mount Hampton

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

A typical resident in Mount Hampton is 46, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 24 people, with a notable absence of children and young adults.

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📍 Mount Hampton, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Hampton sits — Total population

24
  • 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 Hampton — lower than 84% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mount Hampton24
6426, WA 894
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 24, making it smaller than about 83% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the state and national averages.

24

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30
  • 2021: 24

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

46 yrs

Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 52 yrs
  • 2021: 46 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15 or young people here, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.8% of the population. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 16.1%.

20.8%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Mount Hampton, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 62%; Seniors (65+) is next at 38%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. About 15% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most areas.

15.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Mount Hampton splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (42%), with Separated at 16%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51012/mount-hampton/topic/demographics-identity