Suburb in Moorabool

Mount Egerton, VIC

Mount Egerton had a population of 706 at the 2021 Census (+21.3% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $1,819. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Egerton at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Egerton's population grew by 21.3% to 706, faster than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the VIC average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.8%.

4.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 30.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 256 households.

The median household earns $1,819 a week, in line with the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,668 a month.

16.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 5.0% use a language other than English at home. 57.5% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Egerton beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureMount EgertonVICAustralia
Population7066,503,49125,422,788
Growth since 2016+21.3%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age43.038.038.0
Households2562,390,2329,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting4.8%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright30.6%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,819$1,759$1,746
Median rent a week$275$370$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,668$1,859$1,863
Born overseas16.5%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home5.0%29.1%23.6%
No religion57.5%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

+21.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5482011
  2. 5822016
  3. 7062021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.0 for Victoria.

Mount Egerton Victoria
Share of people by age, Mount Egerton and Victoria
0–914.4%
10–199.5%
20–299.6%
30–3912.0%
40–4916.7%
50–5917.8%
60–6912.2%
70–796.8%
80+2.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Egerton at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English42.6%
  2. Australian41.1%
  3. Irish17.7%
  4. Scottish13.4%
  5. German4.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish1.5%
  2. Macedonian0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.0%
  2. New Zealand2.4%
  3. Ireland2.2%
  4. the Netherlands1.3%
  5. Italy0.5%

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

Around Mount Egerton

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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