Suburb in Brisbane

Mount Gravatt, QLD

Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,733 at the 2021 Census (+10.9% since 2016). Median age 36.2. Median weekly household income $1,892. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Gravatt at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Brisbane - South

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Gravatt's population grew by 10.9% to 3,733, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 36.2, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.8%.

43.1% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 22.9% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Queensland overall: 29.7% of homes, against 12.5%. The 2021 Census counted 1,493 households.

The median household earns $1,892 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $377 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,049 a month.

28.3% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 21.0% use a language other than English at home. 46.0% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Gravatt beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount GravattQLDAustralia
Population3,7335,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+10.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age36.238.238.2
Households1,4931,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments29.7%12.5%14.3%
Renting43.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright22.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,892$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$377$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,049$1,740$1,866
Born overseas28.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home21.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.0%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

+10.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,3022011
  2. 3,3662016
  3. 3,7332021

Age

Median age 36.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Gravatt Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Gravatt and Queensland
0–911.7%
10–1912.3%
20–2915.6%
30–3915.8%
40–4914.1%
50–5911.1%
60–698.4%
70–796.7%
80+4.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Gravatt at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English34.5%
  2. Australian32.4%
  3. Irish15.6%
  4. Scottish11.0%
  5. German6.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin3.2%
  2. Cantonese1.2%
  3. Hindi0.9%
  4. Korean0.9%
  5. Japanese0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.0%
  2. India2.8%
  3. England2.6%
  4. China2.0%
  5. the Philippines1.1%

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

Around Mount Gravatt

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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