Suburb in Lockyer Valley

Mount Sylvia, QLD

Mount Sylvia had a population of 70 at the 2021 Census (−34.0% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $939. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Sylvia at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Sylvia's population shrank by 34.0% to 70, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.6%.

12.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 52.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 25 households.

The median household earns $939 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

14.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.0% use a language other than English at home. 34.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Sylvia beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount SylviaQLDAustralia
Population705,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−34.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.038.038.0
Households251,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting12.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright52.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$939$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas14.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.8%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

−34.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1202011
  2. 1062016
  3. 702021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Mount Sylvia Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Sylvia and Queensland
0–90.0%
10–1921.4%
20–2917.1%
30–394.3%
40–4922.9%
50–597.1%
60–6920.0%
70–798.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Sylvia at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.3%
  2. Australian18.3%
  3. Irish18.3%
  4. German16.7%
  5. Scottish5.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Ireland4.8%
  2. South Africa4.8%

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

Around Mount Sylvia

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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