Suburb in Sunshine Coast

Mount Mellum, QLD

Mount Mellum had a population of 457 at the 2021 Census (+3.4% since 2016). Median age 52.0. Median weekly household income $1,947. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Mellum at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Sunshine Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Mellum's population grew by 3.4% to 457, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.5%.

8.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 51.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 155 households.

The median household earns $1,947 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $420 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,668 a month.

25.5% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 7.0% use a language other than English at home. 56.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Mellum beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount MellumQLDAustralia
Population4575,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+3.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.038.038.0
Households1551,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments2.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting8.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright51.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,947$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$420$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,668$1,733$1,863
Born overseas25.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home7.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion56.7%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

+3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4482011
  2. 4422016
  3. 4572021

Age

Median age 52.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Mount Mellum Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Mellum and Queensland
0–97.0%
10–199.8%
20–295.0%
30–399.0%
40–4914.0%
50–5917.1%
60–6923.0%
70–7911.8%
80+3.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Mellum at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English54.5%
  2. Australian31.8%
  3. Irish17.2%
  4. Scottish13.0%
  5. German9.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish1.6%
  2. Italian1.4%
  3. French0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.5%
  2. New Zealand2.7%
  3. Ireland1.4%
  4. South Korea1.4%
  5. Germany1.1%

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

Around Mount Mellum

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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