502 ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 376
- 2016: 456
- 2021: 502
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Hardman · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Hardman
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 89 percentage points separates the proportion of First Nations people in Mount Hardman from the national figure. This is a remarkably young place with a typical resident aged just 24, which is far younger than the typical person in Australia.
502
▲ +33.5%
- 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 Hardman — higher than 65% of areas.
| Mount Hardman | 502 |
|---|---|
| 6765, WA | 1,678 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Mount Hardman is 502 people, making it larger than about 67% of similar areas. The typical resident is only 24 years old, which is far younger than the Western Australian figure of 38.
24 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 24 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 30.1% of the population, a figure far above the 18.2% national average. This contributes to a very young age profile, with seniors aged 65 and over making up only 4.6% of the community.
4.6% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.1% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Hardman splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (30%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 91.8% of the population, which is far above the state average of 3.3%. Around 49.9% of residents are married, while 42.6% have never been married.
91.8% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.5%
- 2016: 89.7%
- 2021: 91.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Hardman, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (43%) and Separated (4%).
Age & sex structure
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 Hardman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51014/mount-hardman/topic/demographics-identity