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Mount Morgan QLD 4714

1,915 addresses · 117 streets

Flynn Electorate › Rockhampton LGA › Mount Morgan · 501 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Mount Morgan is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,018 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $779 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,018Population
52Median age
$779Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 30.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 36% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Morgan

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Mount Morgan QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202176.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 15.8% · Labour-force participation 32.9%

Population by age in Mount Morgan
Population by age, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-479
5-14216
15-1986
20-2497
25-34161
35-44173
45-54270
55-64360
65-74358
75-84181
85+53
Dwelling types in Mount Morgan
Dwelling types, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House811
Townhouse10
Apartment9
Other5
Households by weekly income in Mount Morgan
Households by weekly income, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650285
$650-1,499283
$1,500-2,999130
$3,000+32
Top ancestries in Mount Morgan
Top ancestries, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English790
Australian788
Aboriginal301
Ancestry NS294
Irish216
Scottish166
Housing tenure in Mount Morgan
Housing tenure, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned409
Mortgage168
Rented211
Other15
Cars per household in Mount Morgan
Cars per household, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
094
1379
2215
380
4+36
Commute to work in Mount Morgan
Commute to work, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car351
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle0
Home18
Top countries of birth in Mount Morgan
Top countries of birth, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand51
England36
Philippines17
Germany14
Netherlands6
South Africa6
Languages used at home in Mount Morgan
Languages used at home, Mount Morgan QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog8
German5
Arabic4
Hindi4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

719 bird observations recorded near Mount Morgan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Morgan

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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