348 ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 241
- 2016: 221
- 2021: 348
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mungindi · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mungindi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Mungindi (L) than across the state, with this group making up 26.4% of the population. The area is also notably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 46.
348
▲ +44.4%
- 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 Mungindi — lower than 79% of areas.
| Mungindi | 348 |
|---|---|
| 2406 crosses NSW/QLD | 705 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 44% since 2011 to reach 348 people. The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the Australian figure of 38 and has barely changed in a decade.
46 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 make up 20.7% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This group has grown by 3.7 percentage points since 2011, while children under 15 have fallen slightly to 17.2%.
20.7% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mungindi, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population rose 25 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.4%, far above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships make up 7.8% of the area, which is well below the Australian average.
26.4% ▲ +2032.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mungindi, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mungindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122093/mungindi/topic/demographics-identity