322 ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 218
- 2016: 461
- 2021: 322
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Egerton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Egerton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 322 people marks Mount Egerton (L) as smaller than about 81% of similar areas. The community has shifted toward a younger profile, with the typical resident now 42 years old. This change is driven by a significant increase in children and a drop in the number of seniors.
322
▲ +47.7%
- 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 Egerton — lower than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 48% since 2011, adding about 104 people. While the typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38, this is 7 years younger than it was in 2011.
42 yrs ▼ -14.3%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 19.9% of the area, a figure that rose 7.8 points since 2011 and sits a little above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over fell to 15.5%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
15.5% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▲ +64.9%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Egerton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 17.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.9% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.9% ▼ -77.3%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Egerton, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Mount Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222057/mount-egerton/topic/demographics-identity