Suburb in Whitsunday

Mount Coolon, QLD

Mount Coolon had a population of 172 at the 2021 Census (+168.8% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $2,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Coolon at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Coolon's population grew by 168.8% to 172, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 2.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.1%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 81.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 11 households.

The median household earns $2,250 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676.

17.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.1% 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 Coolon beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount CoolonQLDAustralia
Population1725,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+168.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.038.238.2
Households111,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright81.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,250$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas17.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.1%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

+168.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 852011
  2. 642016
  3. 1722021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Coolon Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Coolon and Queensland
0–92.3%
10–195.2%
20–2912.8%
30–3918.0%
40–4925.6%
50–5917.4%
60–698.1%
70–792.3%
80+1.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Coolon at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English44.7%
  2. Australian29.8%
  3. Irish19.1%
  4. Scottish16.0%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.1%

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

Around Mount Coolon

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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