Suburb in Southern Downs

Mount Colliery, QLD

Mount Colliery had a population of 117 at the 2021 Census (+5.4% since 2016). Median age 62.0. Median weekly household income $956. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Colliery at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Colliery's population grew by 5.4% to 117, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 62.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 23.1%.

18.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 52.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 48 households.

The median household earns $956 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $175 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $856 a month.

7.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 33.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Colliery beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount CollieryQLDAustralia
Population1175,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+5.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age62.038.038.0
Households481,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting18.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright52.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$956$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$175$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$856$1,733$1,863
Born overseas7.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion33.7%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

+5.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1262011
  2. 1112016
  3. 1172021

Age

Median age 62.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Mount Colliery Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Colliery and Queensland
0–911.1%
10–197.7%
20–296.8%
30–395.1%
40–498.5%
50–5917.9%
60–6932.5%
70–7918.8%
80+4.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Colliery at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English57.9%
  2. Australian46.3%
  3. Scottish15.8%
  4. Irish14.7%
  5. German7.4%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Mount Colliery

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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