324 ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 323
- 2016: 245
- 2021: 324
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Burr · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Burr
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Burr is far older than those in most similar areas, with a usual age of 52. This aging trend is a key feature of the locality, where over a quarter of the population are seniors. Despite this, the total population has remained steady at 324 people since 2011.
324
▲ +0.3%
- 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 Burr — lower than 81% of areas.
| Mount Burr | 324 |
|---|---|
| 5279, SA | 557 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of 52 makes this area far older than the national figure of 38. While the population is smaller than about 80% of similar areas, the total count of 324 people has barely changed over the last decade.
52 yrs ▼ -5.5%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 13.0%, a rate well below the Australian average.
25.3% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Burr, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 43.4% of the population, and 13.5% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the state and national figures. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
1.9% ▲ —
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Burr, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Burr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422031/mount-burr/topic/demographics-identity