4,048 ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,751
- 2016: 3,733
- 2021: 4,048
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mowbray · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mowbray
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer residents are aged 65 or over in Mowbray than in most similar areas. The typical person here is just 32, making it far younger than the state average. With over 4,000 residents, it is larger than about 88% of comparable areas.
4,048
▲ +7.9%
- 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 Mowbray — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 32 years old, which is among the lowest for this level and noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
32 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is dominated by young adults aged 25 to 44, who make up 34.7% of the population. This helps explain why the proportion of people aged 65 and over is well below both the state and national figures.
13.7% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mowbray, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (20%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the residents (48.1%) have never been married.
5.1% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mowbray, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (33%) 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 Mowbray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60437/mowbray/topic/demographics-identity