Suburb in Townsville

Mount Low, QLD

Mount Low had a population of 5,488 at the 2021 Census (+17.9% since 2016). Median age 29.0. Median weekly household income $2,259. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Low at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Low's population grew by 17.9% to 5,488, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 29.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 20.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.4%.

35.7% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 12.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,755 households.

The median household earns $2,259 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $370 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,733 a month.

9.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.6% use a language other than English at home. 51.4% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Low beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount LowQLDAustralia
Population5,4885,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+17.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age29.038.238.2
Households1,7551,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting35.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright12.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,259$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$370$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,733$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion51.4%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

+17.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,3922011
  2. 4,6552016
  3. 5,4882021

Age

Median age 29.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Low Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Low and Queensland
0–920.4%
10–1913.5%
20–2916.2%
30–3919.9%
40–4912.4%
50–598.6%
60–695.7%
70–792.7%
80+0.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Low at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.7%
  2. English42.1%
  3. Scottish11.8%
  4. Irish11.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Russian0.3%
  2. Italian0.2%
  3. Spanish0.2%
  4. Afrikaans0.2%
  5. French0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.5%
  2. England2.0%
  3. South Africa0.4%
  4. the Philippines0.4%
  5. Germany0.3%

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

Around Mount Low

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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