Suburb in Alexandrina

Mount Observation, SA

Mount Observation had a population of 10 at the 2021 Census (−37.5% since 2016). Median age 35.5. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Observation at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Observation's population shrank by 37.5% to 10, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 35.5, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 3 households.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 80.0% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Observation beside SA and Australia.

MeasureMount ObservationSAAustralia
Population101,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−37.5%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age35.540.938.2
Households3691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting0.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week–$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week–$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,505$1,866
Born overseas0.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion80.0%48.9%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

−37.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 32011
  2. 162016
  3. 102021

Age

Median age 35.5, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Mount Observation South Australia
Share of people by age, Mount Observation and South Australia
0–90.0%
10–1930.0%
20–290.0%
30–3940.0%
40–490.0%
50–590.0%
60–690.0%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Observation at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian30.0%
  2. Scottish30.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Mount Observation

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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