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Mount Hope, NSW

Mount Hope had a population of 16 at the 2021 Census (−15.8% since 2016). Median age 41.3. Median weekly household income $900. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Hope at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Far West and Orana

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Hope's population shrank by 15.8% to 16, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 41.3, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 25.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

The median household earns $900 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 43.8% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Hope beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMount HopeNSWAustralia
Population168,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−15.8%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age41.338.438.2
Households–2,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments–21.8%14.3%
Renting–33.1%31.1%
Owned outright–32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$900$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week–$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,142$1,866
Born overseas0.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion43.8%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−15.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 222011
  2. 192016
  3. 162021

Age

Median age 41.3, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Mount Hope New South Wales
Share of people by age, Mount Hope and New South Wales
0–925.0%
10–1918.8%
20–290.0%
30–390.0%
40–4918.8%
50–590.0%
60–6937.5%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Hope at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian75.0%
  2. English62.5%
  3. Australian Aboriginal18.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Mount Hope

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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