7,456 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,496
- 2016: 6,684
- 2021: 7,456
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Pleasant
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents in Mount Pleasant are aged 65 or over, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a population that is noticeably older than the state and national average. The area is home to 7,456 people, making it one of the largest of its kind in the region.
7,456
▲ +14.8%
- 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 Pleasant — higher than 87% of areas.
| Mount Pleasant | 7,456 |
|---|---|
| 6153, WA | 21,419 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43 years old, which is five years older than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country.
43 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 21.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.6%, which is a little below the state and national proportions.
21.3% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Pleasant splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (58.3%), while those in de facto relationships make up only 7.3%, a figure well below the national average. About 0.7% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is a little below the national figure.
0.7% ▲ +277.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, Married is the majority at 58%; 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 Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51030/mount-pleasant/topic/demographics-identity