528 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 609
- 2016: 514
- 2021: 528
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mole Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mole Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines daily life in Mole Creek, where the typical resident is 51. This age gap is stark, with residents being 13 years older than the national figure.
528
▼ -13.3%
- 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 Mole Creek — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 528 people. This makes Mole Creek larger than about 68% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents are common, with those aged 65 and over making up 22.3% of the area. This helps explain why the typical age is so high, while children under 15 make up only 12.9%, which is well below the national figure.
22.3% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mole Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.5% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships are also more common here at 15.8%, which is well above the Australian average.
5.5% ▲ +86.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +99.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mole Creek, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Mole Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60409/mole-creek/topic/demographics-identity