Suburb in Central Highlands

Mount Macarthur, QLD

Mount Macarthur had a population of 31 at the 2021 Census (+93.8% since 2016). Median age 31.0. Median weekly household income $1,374. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Macarthur at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Macarthur's population grew by 93.8% to 31, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 31.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 22.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 8 households.

The median household earns $1,374 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 29.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Macarthur beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount MacarthurQLDAustralia
Population315,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+93.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age31.038.038.0
Households81,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,374$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion29.6%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

+93.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 192011
  2. 162016
  3. 312021

Age

Median age 31.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Mount Macarthur Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Macarthur and Queensland
0–922.6%
10–190.0%
20–299.7%
30–3919.4%
40–490.0%
50–599.7%
60–6912.9%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Macarthur at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian61.3%
  2. English45.2%
  3. Scottish25.8%
  4. Maltese16.1%
  5. Irish12.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Mount Macarthur

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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