1,007 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,079
- 2016: 1,097
- 2021: 1,007
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Melville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Melville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Melville is 48 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This older profile is seen in the high number of seniors and a relatively low proportion of children. The area has 1,007 residents in total.
1,007
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Melville — higher than 73% of areas.
| Mount Melville | 1,007 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,007 people is larger than about 74% of similar areas. This group is far older than the state and national typical age, with a gap of 10 years.
48 yrs ▲ +17.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 48 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. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at only 13.9%.
22.3% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Melville, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.2%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.9%, which is a little below the Western Australian figure.
1.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Melville, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51025/mount-melville/topic/demographics-identity