Mount Emlyn, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Mount Emlyn 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 Emlyn at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 11
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $1,624
- SEIFA score
- 1005
- Coordinates
- -28.0409, 151.2919
Mount Emlyn demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Emlyn 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 35%, 0% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 5 | 29% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6 | 35% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 17 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 4 | 100% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4 occupied private dwellings in Mount Emlyn.
- Median weekly rent
- $180
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,624
- Median weekly personal income
- $725
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4 (31%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60%
- Unemployment rate
- 16.7%
- Employed full-time
- 5
- 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 Emlyn
Where is Mount Emlyn?
Mount Emlyn is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Emlyn?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Emlyn had a population of about 11.
Is Mount Emlyn an advantaged area?
Mount Emlyn 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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