Suburb in Adelaide Hills

Mount Torrens, SA

Mount Torrens had a population of 768 at the 2021 Census (+8.0% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $1,896. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Torrens at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - Central and Hills

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Torrens's population grew by 8.0% to 768, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 10.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.2%.

8.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 44.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 261 households.

The median household earns $1,896 a week, above the SA average of $1,455. Renters pay a median $325 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,569 a month.

11.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.1% use a language other than English at home. 53.0% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Torrens beside SA and Australia.

MeasureMount TorrensSAAustralia
Population7681,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016+8.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age45.041.038.0
Households261691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting8.9%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright44.4%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,896$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$325$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,569$1,500$1,863
Born overseas11.4%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.1%18.7%23.6%
No religion53.0%48.9%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

+8.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7042011
  2. 7112016
  3. 7682021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Mount Torrens South Australia
Share of people by age, Mount Torrens and South Australia
0–910.2%
10–1913.7%
20–299.5%
30–398.7%
40–4914.7%
50–5918.9%
60–6915.0%
70–797.7%
80+1.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Torrens at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.7%
  2. Australian44.9%
  3. German19.4%
  4. Scottish9.8%
  5. Irish5.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.7%
  2. Italian0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.8%
  2. New Zealand1.2%
  3. Germany1.1%
  4. Canada0.7%
  5. the Netherlands0.7%

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

Around Mount Torrens

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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