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Mount Maria, QLD

Mount Maria had a population of 225 at the 2021 Census (+16.6% since 2016). Median age 52.1. Median weekly household income $883. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Maria at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Maria's population grew by 16.6% to 225, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 4.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.7%.

9.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 56.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 89 households.

The median household earns $883 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

7.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 38.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Maria beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount MariaQLDAustralia
Population2255,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+16.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.138.238.2
Households891,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting9.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright56.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$883$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$837$1,740$1,866
Born overseas7.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.9%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

+16.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1762011
  2. 1932016
  3. 2252021

Age

Median age 52.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Maria Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Maria and Queensland
0–94.4%
10–1912.0%
20–298.4%
30–395.3%
40–4914.2%
50–5920.9%
60–6918.2%
70–7913.3%
80+1.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Maria at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.0%
  2. English43.4%
  3. Scottish17.9%
  4. Irish13.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.0%
  2. England2.5%

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

Around Mount Maria

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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