78 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75
- 2021: 78
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Seymour · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Seymour
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Mount Seymour, where the typical person is 55. This sparsely populated place has a small community of only 78 people, with a population structure heavily weighted towards older adults.
78
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- 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 Seymour — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania (42) or Australia (38). There are 78 people living in the area, making it smaller than about 63% of similar places.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 only 7.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Nearly 45% of residents are older adults aged 45 to 64, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 19.2%.
19.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Seymour, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Most residents are married (59.5%), and the 9.4% in de facto relationships is lower than both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Seymour, Married is the majority at 57%; 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 Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60433/mount-seymour/topic/demographics-identity