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Mount Alford, QLD

Mount Alford had a population of 294 at the 2021 Census (+9.7% since 2016). Median age 54.0. Median weekly household income $1,275. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Alford at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Alford's population grew by 9.7% to 294, in step with Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 54.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 8.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.3%.

15.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 47.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 122 households.

The median household earns $1,275 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $280 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,517 a month.

8.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.7% use a language other than English at home. 46.2% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Alford beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount AlfordQLDAustralia
Population2945,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+9.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age54.038.038.0
Households1221,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright47.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,275$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$280$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,517$1,733$1,863
Born overseas8.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.2%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

+9.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2452011
  2. 2682016
  3. 2942021

Age

Median age 54.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Mount Alford Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Alford and Queensland
0–98.5%
10–199.5%
20–296.1%
30–395.8%
40–499.9%
50–5917.3%
60–6922.8%
70–7912.6%
80+3.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Alford at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.9%
  2. Australian39.8%
  3. German20.4%
  4. Scottish12.3%
  5. Irish10.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.2%
  2. Scotland1.8%
  3. Zimbabwe1.1%

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

Around Mount Alford

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