68 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 68
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Melton Mowbray · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Melton Mowbray
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with children are more common in Melton Mowbray than in most similar areas. This sparsely populated place has a typical resident aged 40, making it a little younger than the Tasmanian average.
68
—
- 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 Melton Mowbray — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 68 people live here, which is smaller than about 66% of areas at this level.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.1% of the population, while those aged 65 and over are far below the state average at just 10.3%.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Melton Mowbray splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.4%.
5.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Melton Mowbray, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Melton Mowbray
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Melton Mowbray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60395/melton-mowbray/topic/demographics-identity