250 ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 274
- 2016: 234
- 2021: 250
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Perry · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Perry
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Mount Perry is 53 years old, making the area far older than most similar places. This shift is stark, as the typical age rose by 32 years since 2011. While the population has shrunk to 250 people, the community is now shaped by a large proportion of seniors.
250
▼ -8.8%
- 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 Perry — lower than 87% of areas.
| Mount Perry | 250 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | 6,285 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 8.8% since 2011, losing about 24 people. This makes Mount Perry smaller than about 89% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +152.4%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 32.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This represents a huge increase of 28 points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 fell by 16 points in the same period.
32.4% ▲ +642.5%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Perry splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.2% of the area, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Meanwhile, only 8.0% of residents are in de facto relationships, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
9.2% ▼ -90.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 98.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% ▼ -75.4%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Perry, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (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 Perry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322088/mount-perry/topic/demographics-identity