Mount Gravatt, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb of Brisbane built around a prominent hill and lookout of the same name. The Yuggera and Turrbal peoples lived in the area for thousands of years and knew the hill by a name recorded as kaggur-mabul, thought to mean 'place of echidnas'. The English name was applied in 1840 by the surveyor Robert Dixon, who called it after Lieutenant George Gravatt, a colonial military officer. The first local school opened in 1874, and from 1953 electric trams ran down Logan Road into the city, with the suburb marking the end of the line. Griffith University established its main campus nearby in 1975. Today the hill is crowned by a popular lookout with sweeping views over Brisbane, while the Mount Gravatt Showgrounds host a long-running annual agricultural show.
More advantaged than the national average
Mount Gravatt is more socio-economically advantaged than about 78% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1038, 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 Gravatt at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,733
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,875
- SEIFA score
- 1038
- Coordinates
- -27.5385, 153.0725
Mount Gravatt demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Gravatt 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 31%, 42% of homes are rented, and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 647 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 545 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,141 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 846 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 552 | 15% |
Share of the 3,731 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 337 | 23% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 485 | 33% |
| Rented | 633 | 42% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 911 | 61% |
| Townhouses & semis | 139 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 444 | 30% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,494 occupied private dwellings in Mount Gravatt.
- Median weekly rent
- $380
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,001
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,438
- Median weekly personal income
- $938
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 998 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 743 (21%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 71 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,133 (72%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Employed full-time
- 1,174
- Employed part-time
- 599
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.
Weather and climate in Mount Gravatt
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Gravatt is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Mount Gravatt
Where is Mount Gravatt?
Mount Gravatt is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Gravatt?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Gravatt had a population of about 3,733.
Is Mount Gravatt an advantaged area?
Mount Gravatt has an ABS SEIFA score of 1038, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 78 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 78% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Gravatt?
Mount Gravatt has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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