Suburb in Tablelands

Mount Garnet, QLD

Mount Garnet had a population of 532 at the 2021 Census (+23.7% since 2016). Median age 51.0. Median weekly household income $827. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Garnet at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Garnet's population grew by 23.7% to 532, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 51.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.4%.

33.3% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 39.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 173 households.

The median household earns $827 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $184 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $450 a month.

5.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.9% use a language other than English at home. 40.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Garnet beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount GarnetQLDAustralia
Population5325,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+23.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age51.038.238.2
Households1731,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments4.3%12.5%14.3%
Renting33.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright39.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$827$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$184$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$450$1,740$1,866
Born overseas5.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.3%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

+23.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4332011
  2. 4302016
  3. 5322021

Age

Median age 51.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Garnet Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Garnet and Queensland
0–910.5%
10–198.5%
20–297.0%
30–3912.2%
40–497.3%
50–5919.0%
60–6915.8%
70–7911.5%
80+3.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Garnet at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian39.4%
  2. English38.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal23.1%
  4. Irish13.7%
  5. Scottish11.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.4%
  2. England0.7%

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

Around Mount Garnet

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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