913 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 712
- 2016: 931
- 2021: 913
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Victoria · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Victoria
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Victoria is now 49, making this area far older than the national figure. The community has seen a significant shift toward an older population over the last decade, while the number of children has dropped sharply. This has created a place where seniors and older adults now make up over half of all residents.
913
▲ +28.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Victoria — higher than 53% of areas.
| Mount Victoria | 913 |
|---|---|
| 2786, NSW | 1,178 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 28% since 2011, adding about 201 people to reach a total of 913. During this time, the typical age rose by 14 years to 49, which is far older than the New South Wales typical age of 39.
49 yrs ▲ +40.0%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over now make up 25.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This increase is mirrored by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now account for only 13.8% of residents.
25.7% ▲ +238.9%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Victoria splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 19.4% of the area, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 3.4%, about the same as the state and national averages.
3.4% ▲ +201.3%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% ▲ +247.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mount Victoria splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 15%.
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 Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121083/mount-victoria/topic/demographics-identity