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Mount Rowan, VIC

Mount Rowan had a population of 295 at the 2021 Census (+0.3% since 2016). Median age 48.9. Median weekly household income $1,466. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Rowan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Rowan's population grew by 0.3% to 295, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 48.9, it is older than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 8.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 22.0%.

9.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 66.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 107 households.

The median household earns $1,466 a week, below the VIC average of $1,759.

5.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 4.7% use a language other than English at home. 37.9% report no religion, lower than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Rowan beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureMount RowanVICAustralia
Population2956,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.3%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age48.937.938.2
Households1072,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting9.3%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright66.4%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,466$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week–$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,954$1,867$1,866
Born overseas5.8%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home4.7%29.1%23.6%
No religion37.9%42.1%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

+0.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3172011
  2. 2942016
  3. 2952021

Age

Median age 48.9, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Mount Rowan Victoria
Share of people by age, Mount Rowan and Victoria
0–98.1%
10–1914.2%
20–295.8%
30–398.1%
40–4914.9%
50–5917.6%
60–6910.2%
70–7913.9%
80+8.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Rowan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.5%
  2. Australian37.9%
  3. Irish20.3%
  4. Scottish14.5%
  5. German7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Turkish2.1%
  2. Cantonese1.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.7%
  2. the Netherlands1.0%

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

Around Mount Rowan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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