Suburb in Brisbane

Mount Crosby, QLD

Mount Crosby had a population of 1,860 at the 2021 Census (+1.5% since 2016). Median age 42.1. Median weekly household income $3,011. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Crosby at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Crosby's population grew by 1.5% to 1,860, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 42.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.1%.

6.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 30.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 585 households.

The median household earns $3,011 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $552 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,047 a month.

22.2% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.9% use a language other than English at home. 49.5% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Crosby beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount CrosbyQLDAustralia
Population1,8605,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.138.238.2
Households5851,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting6.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright30.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,011$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$552$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,047$1,740$1,866
Born overseas22.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion49.5%44.8%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

+1.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,7562011
  2. 1,8322016
  3. 1,8602021

Age

Median age 42.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Crosby Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Crosby and Queensland
0–910.5%
10–1920.2%
20–296.5%
30–398.6%
40–4917.5%
50–5919.0%
60–6910.4%
70–795.5%
80+1.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Crosby at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.1%
  2. Australian35.2%
  3. Irish15.1%
  4. Scottish13.4%
  5. German7.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish0.8%
  2. Afrikaans0.7%
  3. French0.4%
  4. Persian (excluding Dari)0.4%
  5. Hindi0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.4%
  2. South Africa2.9%
  3. New Zealand2.6%
  4. the United States0.8%
  5. Germany0.7%

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

Around Mount Crosby

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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