Suburb in Brisbane

Mount Gravatt East, QLD

Mount Gravatt East had a population of 12,428 at the 2021 Census (+5.0% since 2016). Median age 35.3. Median weekly household income $2,052. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Gravatt East at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Brisbane - South

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Gravatt East's population grew by 5.0% to 12,428, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 35.3, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.4%.

37.9% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 22.7% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 16.4% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 4,635 households.

The median household earns $2,052 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $400 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,043 a month.

28.0% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 22.5% use a language other than English at home. 42.4% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Gravatt East beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount Gravatt EastQLDAustralia
Population12,4285,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age35.338.238.2
Households4,6351,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments16.4%12.5%14.3%
Renting37.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright22.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,052$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$400$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,043$1,740$1,866
Born overseas28.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home22.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion42.4%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

+5.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 11,0752011
  2. 11,8382016
  3. 12,4282021

Age

Median age 35.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Gravatt East Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Gravatt East and Queensland
0–912.3%
10–1912.7%
20–2915.5%
30–3916.8%
40–4915.1%
50–5911.5%
60–697.8%
70–795.0%
80+3.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Gravatt East at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English34.4%
  2. Australian31.6%
  3. Irish13.6%
  4. Scottish10.8%
  5. Chinese6.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin3.2%
  2. Greek1.6%
  3. Cantonese1.3%
  4. Korean1.2%
  5. Spanish0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.1%
  2. England2.7%
  3. India2.5%
  4. China2.1%
  5. the Philippines1.4%

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

Around Mount Gravatt East

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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