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Mount Low QLD 4818

2,291 addresses · 96 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Mount Low · 1123 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Mount Low is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,488 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $2,259 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,488Population
29Median age
$2,259Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Townsville;Townsville Airport, 10.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 35.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 76.6%

Population by age in Mount Low
Population by age, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4570
5-14998
15-19295
20-24384
25-341,072
35-44902
45-54547
55-64407
65-74234
75-8473
85+11
Dwelling types in Mount Low
Dwelling types, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,711
Townhouse44
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mount Low
Households by weekly income, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65095
$650-1,499330
$1,500-2,999715
$3,000+426
Top ancestries in Mount Low
Top ancestries, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,505
English2,164
Scottish608
Irish601
Aboriginal348
Ancestry NS343
Housing tenure in Mount Low
Housing tenure, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned222
Mortgage886
Rented620
Other4
Cars per household in Mount Low
Cars per household, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
013
1378
2883
3302
4+160
Commute to work in Mount Low
Commute to work, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,298
Train0
Bus28
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle7
Home123
Top countries of birth in Mount Low
Top countries of birth, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand128
England102
South Africa20
Philippines19
Germany15
Scotland12
Languages used at home in Mount Low
Languages used at home, Mount Low QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Russian13
Italian12
Spanish10
Afrikaans9
French9
Australian Indigenous8

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.