Suburb in Lockyer Valley

Mount Whitestone, QLD

Mount Whitestone had a population of 129 at the 2021 Census (−16.2% since 2016). Median age 50.0. Median weekly household income $1,437. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Whitestone at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Whitestone's population shrank by 16.2% to 129, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.4%.

20.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 38.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 58 households.

The median household earns $1,437 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,733 a month.

4.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 20.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Whitestone beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount WhitestoneQLDAustralia
Population1295,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−16.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.038.038.0
Households581,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting20.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright38.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,437$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$250$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,733$1,733$1,863
Born overseas4.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion20.6%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

−16.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1452011
  2. 1542016
  3. 1292021

Age

Median age 50.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Mount Whitestone Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Whitestone and Queensland
0–914.7%
10–199.3%
20–294.7%
30–3912.4%
40–496.2%
50–5918.6%
60–6915.5%
70–797.0%
80+5.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Whitestone at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.2%
  2. German34.1%
  3. Australian26.4%
  4. Irish15.5%
  5. Scottish5.4%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.4%

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

Around Mount Whitestone

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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