Mount Crosby, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Crosby is more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1109, 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 Crosby at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,860
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $2,993
- SEIFA score
- 1109
- Coordinates
- -27.5327, 152.7906
Mount Crosby demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Crosby 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 34%, 7% of homes are rented, and 22% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 384 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 263 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 355 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 632 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 209 | 11% |
Share of the 1,843 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 178 | 31% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 361 | 62% |
| Rented | 40 | 7% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 588 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 591 occupied private dwellings in Mount Crosby.
- Median weekly rent
- $478
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,095
- Average household size
- 3.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,145
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,021
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 403 (22%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 126 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 24 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,026 (76%)
- Labour-force participation
- 73.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 609
- Employed part-time
- 326
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 Crosby
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Crosby is January (average daytime high around 30.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.6°C). The area receives roughly 907 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1°C | 20.3°C | 101 mm |
| Feb | 29.7°C | 20.3°C | 143 mm |
| Mar | 28.5°C | 19.6°C | 129 mm |
| Apr | 25.9°C | 16.2°C | 41 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.2°C | 68 mm |
| Jun | 20.7°C | 10.8°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.6°C | 9.7°C | 33 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.2°C | 32 mm |
| Sep | 24.9°C | 12.6°C | 33 mm |
| Oct | 27°C | 15.3°C | 101 mm |
| Nov | 28.9°C | 17.5°C | 80 mm |
| Dec | 30°C | 19.3°C | 106 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Mount Crosby
Where is Mount Crosby?
Mount Crosby is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Crosby?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Crosby had a population of about 1,860.
Is Mount Crosby an advantaged area?
Mount Crosby has an ABS SEIFA score of 1109, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 96 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Crosby?
Mount Crosby has average daytime highs of about 26°C and overnight lows of about 15.4°C, with roughly 907 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Mount Crosby have high household incomes?
Mount Crosby has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Queensland — the 18th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,993 per week).
Where Mount Crosby ranks
Mount Crosby appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Queensland#18 of 25
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