318 ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 343
- 2016: 305
- 2021: 318
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mullingar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mullingar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents define Mullingar, where the typical person is just 34 years old. This is four years younger than the state and national figures. It is a small community of 318 people with a high proportion of children and a strong presence of Indigenous residents.
318
▼ -7.3%
- 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 Mullingar — higher than 59% of areas.
| Mullingar | 318 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 21,920 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 318 people, which is larger than about 62% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably younger than those in the rest of the state and country.
34 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
12.6% ▲ +104.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mullingar splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, well above the 3.2% national average. Also, 26.6% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
7.2% ▲ +145.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.6% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mullingar splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Mullingar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51050/mullingar/topic/demographics-identity