2,444 ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,277
- 2016: 2,399
- 2021: 2,444
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Stuart
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents than the national average define Mount Stuart, where the typical person is 41. This area is larger than about 82% of similar places, with a population of 2,444 people.
2,444
▲ +7.3%
- 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 Mount Stuart — higher than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is a little younger than the Tasmanian figure but noticeably older than the Australian average of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 14.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.3%, slightly above the Australian average.
18.3% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Stuart splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Seniors (65+) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 1.4% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 5.4% seen across Tasmania. About 44.8% of residents are married, while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship.
1.4% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mount Stuart splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60434/mount-stuart/topic/demographics-identity