Suburb in Cairns

Mount Peter, QLD

Mount Peter had a population of 689 at the 2021 Census (+648.9% since 2016). Median age 30.0. Median weekly household income $2,096. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Peter at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Peter's population grew by 648.9% to 689, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 30.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 19.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.1%.

15.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 19.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 233 households.

The median household earns $2,096 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $450 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,582 a month.

24.4% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 20.2% use a language other than English at home. 41.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Peter beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount PeterQLDAustralia
Population6895,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+648.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age30.038.038.0
Households2331,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright19.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,096$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$450$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,582$1,733$1,863
Born overseas24.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home20.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion41.1%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

+648.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1042011
  2. 922016
  3. 6892021

Age

Median age 30.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Mount Peter Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Peter and Queensland
0–919.6%
10–1911.8%
20–2918.1%
30–3922.8%
40–499.4%
50–598.3%
60–696.4%
70–792.8%
80+1.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Peter at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian38.7%
  2. English29.8%
  3. Irish9.5%
  4. Filipino8.8%
  5. Italian6.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog4.4%
  2. Punjabi2.0%
  3. Japanese1.4%
  4. Samoan1.2%
  5. Cantonese0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines6.6%
  2. England2.3%
  3. India2.3%
  4. New Zealand2.0%
  5. Thailand1.8%

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

Around Mount Peter

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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