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Mount Edwards, QLD

Mount Edwards had a population of 60 at the 2021 Census (−4.8% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,042. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Edwards at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Edwards's population shrank by 4.8% to 60, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

28.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 25.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $1,042 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

22.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 48.1% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Edwards beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount EdwardsQLDAustralia
Population605,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−4.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households281,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting28.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright25.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,042$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,159$1,733$1,863
Born overseas22.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion48.1%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

−4.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 452011
  2. 632016
  3. 602021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Mount Edwards Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Edwards and Queensland
0–911.7%
10–1911.7%
20–295.0%
30–396.7%
40–4920.0%
50–5930.0%
60–690.0%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Edwards at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English63.0%
  2. Australian24.1%
  3. Scottish14.8%
  4. Irish13.0%
  5. Australian Aboriginal11.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England9.3%
  2. New Zealand5.6%

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

Around Mount Edwards

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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