216 ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 378
- 2016: 252
- 2021: 216
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mole Creek · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mole Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Mole Creek, accounting for 37.5% of the population. This is a small and ageing community where the typical resident is now 51, making it far older than the national figure. The population has also shrunk significantly, losing about 162 people since 2011.
216
▼ -42.9%
- 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 Mole Creek — lower than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mole Creek has a small population of 216 people, which is among the smallest for its level. Residents are far older than those in the rest of the state and nation, with the typical age rising by 6 years since 2011.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 14.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over now account for 20.4%, a figure that has risen by 4 percentage points since 2011.
20.4% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mole Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the community, which is well above the Australian average. People in de facto relationships also represent a much higher share here than in most other areas at 15.8%.
8.3% ▲ +166.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mole Creek, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Mole Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622017/mole-creek/topic/demographics-identity