Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Mount Cotton then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mount Cotton, QLD (postcode 4165) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+52.6% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,784 | 6,835 | 7,302 | +2,518 · +52.6% |
| Median age | 32 | 32 | 34 | +2 · +6.3% |
| Median household income | $1,985/wk | $2,239/wk | $2,640/wk | +$655 · +33% |
| Median personal income | $843/wk | $979/wk | $1,114/wk | +$271 · +32.1% |
| Median rent | $395/wk | $465/wk | $475/wk | +$80 · +20.3% |
| Median mortgage | $2,383/mo | $2,200/mo | $2,100/mo | $283 · -11.9% |
| Average household size | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Mount Cotton trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
7,302
was 6,835 in 2016
+467 · +6.8%
Median rent
$475/wk
was $465/wk in 2016
+$10 · +2.2%
Household income
$2,640/wk
was $2,239/wk in 2016
+$401 · +17.9%
Median age
34
was 32 in 2016
+2 · +6.3%
Dig deeper: Mount Cotton population growth · Mount Cotton then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.