430 ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 459
- 2016: 424
- 2021: 430
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Nebo · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Nebo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Mount Nebo, representing 35.3% of the population. This is a notably mature area where the typical resident is now 48, making the community far older than the national figure.
430
▼ -6.3%
- 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 Nebo — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mount Nebo | 430 |
|---|---|
| 4520, QLD | 13,885 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrank by 6.3% since 2011, falling to 430 people. During this time, the typical age of residents climbed by 13 years to reach 48.
48 yrs ▲ +37.1%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 have fallen sharply, now making up just 13.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose 14 points since 2011 to 18.6%.
18.6% ▲ +305.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Nebo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 19.6% of the population, which is well above the Queensland and national figures. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 2.6%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
2.6% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.6% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mount Nebo splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (39%), 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 Nebo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322087/mount-nebo/topic/demographics-identity