Mount Buffalo, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Mount Buffalo is more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1005, 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 Buffalo at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5
- Median age
- 30
- Median weekly household income
- $2,250
- SEIFA score
- 1005
- Coordinates
- -36.7278, 146.7686
Mount Buffalo demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Buffalo 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 young adults (25–44) at 100%.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 5 | 100% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 0 | 0% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 5 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Median weekly rent
- $220
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,124
Community and culture
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (100%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 5 (100%)
- Labour-force participation
- 100%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 0
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 Buffalo
Where is Mount Buffalo?
Mount Buffalo is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Buffalo?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Buffalo had a population of about 5.
Is Mount Buffalo an advantaged area?
Mount Buffalo has an ABS SEIFA score of 1005, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 60 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of Australian suburbs.
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