Suburb in Blue Mountains

Mount Victoria, NSW

Mount Victoria had a population of 945 at the 2021 Census (−7.0% since 2016). Median age 48.5. Median weekly household income $1,156. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Victoria at a glance

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

In Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Victoria's population shrank by 7.0% to 945, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 48.5, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 9.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.9%.

17.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 47.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 432 households.

The median household earns $1,156 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $381 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,706 a month.

22.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 9.0% use a language other than English at home. 62.1% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Victoria beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMount VictoriaNSWAustralia
Population9458,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−7.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age48.538.438.2
Households4322,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting17.5%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright47.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,156$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$381$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,706$2,142$1,866
Born overseas22.3%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home9.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion62.1%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

−7.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8642011
  2. 1,0162016
  3. 9452021

Age

Median age 48.5, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Mount Victoria New South Wales
Share of people by age, Mount Victoria and New South Wales
0–99.7%
10–199.4%
20–298.8%
30–3910.5%
40–4912.0%
50–5915.9%
60–6916.2%
70–7913.5%
80+3.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Victoria at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.2%
  2. Australian36.1%
  3. Irish17.0%
  4. Scottish14.5%
  5. German6.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French2.4%
  2. Spanish0.9%
  3. Japanese0.8%
  4. Korean0.8%
  5. Russian0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.3%
  2. New Zealand3.1%
  3. Germany1.0%
  4. the Philippines0.8%
  5. Myanmar0.7%

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

Around Mount Victoria

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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