Suburb in Wagga Wagga

Mount Austin, NSW

Mount Austin had a population of 4,035 at the 2021 Census (+2.0% since 2016). Median age 36.7. Median weekly household income $1,124. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Austin at a glance

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

In Riverina

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Austin's population grew by 2.0% to 4,035, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 36.7, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 14.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.3%.

46.2% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 24.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,568 households.

The median household earns $1,124 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,132 a month.

13.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 11.6% use a language other than English at home. 37.3% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Austin beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMount AustinNSWAustralia
Population4,0358,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age36.738.438.2
Households1,5682,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments3.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting46.2%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright24.1%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,124$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$250$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,132$2,142$1,866
Born overseas13.1%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home11.6%28.2%23.6%
No religion37.3%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

+2.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,9992011
  2. 3,9572016
  3. 4,0352021

Age

Median age 36.7, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Mount Austin New South Wales
Share of people by age, Mount Austin and New South Wales
0–914.3%
10–1911.3%
20–2914.9%
30–3913.2%
40–499.7%
50–599.6%
60–6911.3%
70–797.5%
80+7.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Austin at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian43.7%
  2. English40.7%
  3. Irish11.2%
  4. Scottish10.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal10.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Arabic0.6%
  2. Mandarin0.6%
  3. Samoan0.3%
  4. Tagalog0.2%
  5. Spanish0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Iraq4.3%
  2. England1.3%
  3. Myanmar0.9%
  4. Malaysia0.6%
  5. New Zealand0.5%

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

Around Mount Austin

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

Explore Mount Austin in Censible

Every census figure for Mount Austin, mapped and compared with any other place. A free account takes a minute.