Mount Buller, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Mount Buller is more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1031, 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 Buller at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 333
- Median age
- 27
- Median weekly household income
- $1,774
- SEIFA score
- 1031
- Coordinates
- -37.2605, 146.4294
Mount Buller demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Buller 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 46%, 43% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 21 | 6% |
| Youth (15–24) | 94 | 29% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 151 | 46% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 45 | 14% |
| Seniors (65+) | 18 | 5% |
Share of the 329 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 18 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 5 | 10% |
| Rented | 21 | 43% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 17 | 37% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 25 | 54% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 46 occupied private dwellings in Mount Buller.
- Median weekly rent
- $241
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,000
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,916
- Median weekly personal income
- $868
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 43 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 32 (16%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 149 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.9%
- Employed full-time
- 78
- Employed part-time
- 72
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 Buller
Where is Mount Buller?
Mount Buller is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Buller?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Buller had a population of about 333.
Is Mount Buller an advantaged area?
Mount Buller has an ABS SEIFA score of 1031, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 74 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of Australian suburbs.
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