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Mount Alexander, VIC

Mount Alexander had a population of 20,253 at the 2021 Census (+8.0% since 2016). Median age 51.0. Median weekly household income $1,252. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Mount Alexander at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Alexander's population grew by 8.0% to 20,253, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 51.0, it is older than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 8.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.6%.

15.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 49.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 8,396 households.

The median household earns $1,252 a week, below the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $303 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,438 a month.

13.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 3.6% use a language other than English at home. 66.6% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Alexander beside VIC and Australia.

Mount AlexanderVICAustralia
Population20,2536,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.0%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age51.037.938.2
Households8,3962,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments0.2%12.1%14.3%
Renting15.2%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright49.2%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,252$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week$303$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,438$1,867$1,866
Born overseas13.4%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home3.6%29.1%23.6%
No religion66.6%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

+8.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 17,5912011
  2. 18,7612016
  3. 20,2532021

Age

Median age 51.0, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Mount Alexander Victoria
0–98.9%
10–199.8%
20–296.9%
30–3910.1%
40–4912.5%
50–5914.9%
60–6917.4%
70–7912.9%
80+6.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Alexander at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.6%
  2. Australian40.1%
  3. Irish17.9%
  4. Scottish15.9%
  5. German5.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.4%
  2. Greek0.3%
  3. Spanish0.3%
  4. French0.3%
  5. Italian0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.4%
  2. New Zealand1.6%
  3. Germany0.5%
  4. the United States0.5%
  5. the Netherlands0.5%

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

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