333 ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 258
- 2016: 342
- 2021: 333
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Buller · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Buller
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Buller is just 27, making this one of the youngest areas in the region. The population has grown 29% since 2011 to reach 333 people, resulting in a community heavily weighted toward young adults and youth.
333
▲ +29.1%
- 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 Buller — lower than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is far younger than the national figure of 38, with the typical age dropping sharply from 48 in 2011 to 27 in 2021. Total population grew by about 75 people over that decade.
27 yrs ▼ -43.8%
Younger than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 27 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 45.3% of the population, which helps explain why children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are both far below state and national levels.
5.4% ▼ -84.2%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% ▼ -58.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Buller, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 45%, followed by Youth (15–24) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents have never been married, accounting for 67.4% of the population. The proportion of people in de facto relationships is 7.0%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Buller, Never married is the majority at 68%; Married is next at 23%.
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 Buller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222056/mount-buller/topic/demographics-identity