Mount Bruno, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Mount Bruno is more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 995, 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.
Is Mount Bruno a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 1 component we can score for Mount Bruno from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
55/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (55/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Housing affordabilityNot scored — no ABS Census median-rent figure for this suburb.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Mount Bruno at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 47
- Median age
- 59
- Median weekly household income
- $1,562
- SEIFA score
- 995
- Local government area
- Benalla
- Coordinates
- -36.3211, 146.1520
Map of Mount Bruno
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Housing & property in Mount Bruno
What it costs to live in Mount Bruno and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median mortgage
- $2,050
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 0%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Mount Bruno demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Mount Bruno demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Bruno 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 mid-life (45–64) at 53% and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 6% |
| Youth (15–24) | 8 | 16% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 4 | 8% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 27 | 53% |
| Seniors (65+) | 9 | 18% |
Share of the 51 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 12 | 63% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 7 | 37% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 22 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 22 occupied private dwellings in Mount Bruno.
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,812
- Median weekly personal income
- $840
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 5 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 20 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.5%
- Employed full-time
- 11
- Employed part-time
- 6
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 Bruno
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Bruno is January (average daytime high around 31.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.2°C). The area receives roughly 682 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2°C | 17.6°C | 56 mm |
| Feb | 29.8°C | 16.4°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 26.8°C | 14.5°C | 42 mm |
| Apr | 21.5°C | 10.3°C | 60 mm |
| May | 16°C | 6.9°C | 60 mm |
| Jun | 12.7°C | 4.5°C | 68 mm |
| Jul | 12.2°C | 4°C | 56 mm |
| Aug | 13.2°C | 4.1°C | 59 mm |
| Sep | 16.6°C | 5.8°C | 62 mm |
| Oct | 21°C | 9°C | 78 mm |
| Nov | 24.4°C | 11.7°C | 66 mm |
| Dec | 28.6°C | 14.8°C | 51 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Mount Bruno
Is Mount Bruno a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, Mount Bruno rates 55/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
Where is Mount Bruno?
Mount Bruno is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Benalla local government area.
What is the population of Mount Bruno?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Bruno had a population of about 47.
Is Mount Bruno an advantaged area?
Mount Bruno has an ABS SEIFA score of 995, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 55 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 55% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Bruno?
Mount Bruno has average daytime highs of about 21.2°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 682 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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