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Mount Louisa QLD 4814

4,227 addresses · 190 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Mount Louisa · 1114 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Mount Louisa is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 9,227 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,072 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

9,227Population
34Median age
$2,072Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Louisa statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mount Louisa itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 7.6 km east · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 3.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 40.6% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 71.6%

Population by age in Mount Louisa
Population by age, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4626
5-141,481
15-19591
20-24630
25-341,343
35-441,416
45-541,184
55-64904
65-74664
75-84274
85+111
Dwelling types in Mount Louisa
Dwelling types, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,058
Townhouse114
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mount Louisa
Households by weekly income, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650273
$650-1,499703
$1,500-2,9991,156
$3,000+759
Top ancestries in Mount Louisa
Top ancestries, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,608
English3,435
Irish1,001
Scottish979
Other917
Italian634
Housing tenure in Mount Louisa
Housing tenure, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned672
Mortgage1,386
Rented1,056
Other19
Cars per household in Mount Louisa
Cars per household, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
071
1881
21,485
3481
4+219
Commute to work in Mount Louisa
Commute to work, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,848
Train0
Bus26
Tram/ferry0
Walked38
Bicycle35
Home246
Top countries of birth in Mount Louisa
Top countries of birth, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand184
England175
Philippines127
South Africa95
Papua New Guinea56
India53
Languages used at home in Mount Louisa
Languages used at home, Mount Louisa QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog72
Italian61
Afrikaans48
Australian Indigenous42
Malayalam36
German31

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