303 ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 442
- 2016: 267
- 2021: 303
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Rumney · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Rumney
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Mount Rumney, where the typical person is 44. This population of 303 people is larger than about 61% of similar areas and shows a strong mix of both children and seniors.
303
▼ -31.4%
- 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 Rumney — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is a little older than the Tasmanian average and noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
44 yrs ▼ -8.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 19.5% of the population, a little above the national figure. At the same time, seniors aged 65 and over are well above the Australian average at 22.4%.
22.4% ▲ +55.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Rumney splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.8% of the area, which is well above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are at 1.0%, which is well below the state average.
1.0% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +96.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Rumney, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Rumney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60432/mount-rumney/topic/demographics-identity