Suburb in Gladstone

Mount Larcom, QLD

Mount Larcom had a population of 332 at the 2021 Census (−8.0% since 2016). Median age 41.1. Median weekly household income $1,589. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Larcom at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Larcom's population shrank by 8.0% to 332, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.4%.

20.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 40.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 119 households.

The median household earns $1,589 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $212 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,301 a month.

6.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.1% use a language other than English at home. 50.2% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Larcom beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount LarcomQLDAustralia
Population3325,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−8.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.138.238.2
Households1191,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting20.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright40.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,589$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$212$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,301$1,740$1,866
Born overseas6.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.2%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

−8.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3932011
  2. 3612016
  3. 3322021

Age

Median age 41.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Larcom Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Larcom and Queensland
0–911.1%
10–1913.9%
20–298.4%
30–3913.6%
40–499.6%
50–5912.3%
60–6915.7%
70–798.4%
80+3.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Larcom at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.2%
  2. English50.2%
  3. Scottish9.8%
  4. Irish9.1%
  5. German6.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Thai2.1%
  2. German1.1%
  3. Sinhalese1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Thailand2.1%
  2. England1.4%
  3. Sri Lanka1.0%

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

Around Mount Larcom

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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