238 ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 206
- 2016: 256
- 2021: 238
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Larcom · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Larcom
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Larcom is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 46. The area is small and sparsely populated, but it has grown as 32 more people moved in since 2011. It is a place where people are generally older and more likely to identify as Indigenous than in the rest of Australia.
238
▲ +15.5%
- 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 Larcom — lower than 88% of areas.
| Mount Larcom | 238 |
|---|---|
| 4695, QLD | 1,114 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 238 people, which is smaller than about 91% of similar areas. While the typical resident is far older than the state and national figures, this age has dropped by 4 years since 2011.
46 yrs ▼ -8.0%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 18.9% of the population, a 5 point rise since 2011. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 21% of residents, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
21.0% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Larcom, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 8.8% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the national figure and has risen by 5.9 points since 2011.
8.8% ▲ +201.5%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Larcom, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Larcom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322086/mount-larcom/topic/demographics-identity