Mount Best, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Mount Best is more socio-economically advantaged than about 59% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1003, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Mount Best at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 46
- Median age
- 58
- Median weekly household income
- $1,062
- SEIFA score
- 1003
- Coordinates
- -38.5894, 146.2955
Mount Best demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Best using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 46%, 24% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 7 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 8 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 12 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 23 | 46% |
Share of the 50 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 9 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 4 | 24% |
| Rented | 4 | 24% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 20 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 20 occupied private dwellings in Mount Best.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 1.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $612
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 8 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (13%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 23 (68%)
- Labour-force participation
- 43.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.8%
- Employed full-time
- 7
- Employed part-time
- 11
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Mount Best
Where is Mount Best?
Mount Best is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Best?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Best had a population of about 46.
Is Mount Best an advantaged area?
Mount Best has an ABS SEIFA score of 1003, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 59 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 59% of Australian suburbs.
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