2,749 ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,434
- 2016: 2,495
- 2021: 2,749
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Nelson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Nelson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Nelson is 40 years old, making the area a little younger than the state average. With a total population of 2,749, it is larger than about 83% of similar areas. The community is balanced across age groups, with nearly half of all residents being married.
2,749
▲ +12.9%
- 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 Nelson — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 40, which is lower than most similar areas and a little younger than the Tasmanian figure. This population of 2,749 people is larger than about 83% of areas at this level.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 17.1% of the population, while those aged 65 and over account for 19.0%. These figures are about the same as the state average for children, though the proportion of seniors is a little below the Tasmanian figure.
19.0% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Nelson splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. People in de facto relationships make up 10.9%, a figure that is lower than most similar areas.
2.0% ▲ +121.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Nelson, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60430/mount-nelson/topic/demographics-identity