Suburb in Brisbane

Mount Ommaney, QLD

Mount Ommaney had a population of 2,503 at the 2021 Census (+6.1% since 2016). Median age 47.5. Median weekly household income $2,360. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Ommaney at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Brisbane - West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Ommaney's population grew by 6.1% to 2,503, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.4%.

11.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 47.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 863 households.

The median household earns $2,360 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $543 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,234 a month.

41.3% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 33.1% use a language other than English at home. 36.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Ommaney beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount OmmaneyQLDAustralia
Population2,5035,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.538.238.2
Households8631,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments4.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright47.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,360$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$543$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,234$1,740$1,866
Born overseas41.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home33.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion36.6%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

+6.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,3382011
  2. 2,3602016
  3. 2,5032021

Age

Median age 47.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Ommaney Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Ommaney and Queensland
0–910.1%
10–1912.7%
20–297.4%
30–399.3%
40–4912.9%
50–5913.3%
60–6914.7%
70–7912.3%
80+7.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Ommaney at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English30.6%
  2. Australian25.3%
  3. Chinese14.2%
  4. Irish9.0%
  5. Scottish8.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin8.3%
  2. Vietnamese5.3%
  3. Cantonese2.8%
  4. Hindi2.0%
  5. Arabic1.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.5%
  2. China4.1%
  3. Vietnam4.1%
  4. Taiwan2.9%
  5. New Zealand2.4%

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

Around Mount Ommaney

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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