Population
+4.6% since 2016.
Mount Louisa had a population of 9,227 at the 2021 Census (+4.6% since 2016). Median age 34.0. Median weekly household income $2,079. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.
What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Louisa's population grew by 4.6% to 9,227, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 34.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 14.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.4%.
33.7% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 21.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 3,176 households.
The median household earns $2,079 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $351 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,643 a month.
13.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 8.5% use a language other than English at home. 40.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).
2021 Census, Mount Louisa beside QLD and Australia.
| Measure | Mount Louisa | QLD | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,227 | 5,156,158 | 25,422,828 |
| Growth since 2016 | +4.6% | +9.6% | +8.6% |
| Median age | 34.0 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| Households | 3,176 | 1,869,452 | 9,275,123 |
| Flats and apartments | 0.0% | 12.5% | 14.3% |
| Renting | 33.7% | 33.6% | 31.1% |
| Owned outright | 21.4% | 29.5% | 31.4% |
| Median household income a week | $2,079 | $1,676 | $1,747 |
| Median rent a week | $351 | $364 | $376 |
| Median mortgage repayment a month | $1,643 | $1,740 | $1,866 |
| Born overseas | 13.5% | 24.1% | 29.3% |
| Other language at home | 8.5% | 14.1% | 23.6% |
| No religion | 40.5% | 44.8% | 41.9% |
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.
+4.6% since 2016.
Median age 34.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
The largest groups in Mount Louisa at the 2021 Census.
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.
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