618 ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 744
- 2016: 586
- 2021: 618
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Pleasant · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Pleasant
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Pleasant (L) is 47, making the area far older than the national figure. While the population has shrunk by 17% since 2011, the community remains notably aged, with over a quarter of residents now seniors.
618
▼ -16.9%
- 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 Pleasant — lower than 59% of areas.
| Mount Pleasant | 618 |
|---|---|
| 5235, SA | 2,640 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 618, which is smaller than about 58% of similar areas. While the typical age is still 6 years older than the state average, it has dropped by 8 years since 2011.
47 yrs ▼ -14.5%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This is despite a 7.4 point drop in this group since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 rose slightly to 18.8%.
25.9% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Pleasant splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.5% of the population, which is among the lowest for its level. Those in de facto relationships account for 10.3%, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
0.5% ▲ —
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421027/mount-pleasant/topic/demographics-identity