Mount Lofty, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Lofty is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1052, 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 Lofty at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,825
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,002
- SEIFA score
- 1052
- Coordinates
- -27.5380, 151.9813
Mount Lofty demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Lofty 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 27%, 26% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 699 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 472 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 847 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,024 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 782 | 20% |
Share of the 3,824 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 542 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 525 | 36% |
| Rented | 377 | 26% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,305 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 143 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 16 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,464 occupied private dwellings in Mount Lofty.
- Median weekly rent
- $340
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,520
- Median weekly personal income
- $965
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 563 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 270 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 134 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,046 (69%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Employed full-time
- 1,222
- Employed part-time
- 627
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 Lofty
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Lofty is January (average daytime high around 29°C) and the coolest is July (around 17.7°C). The area receives roughly 777 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°C | 18.3°C | 82 mm |
| Feb | 28.4°C | 18.1°C | 106 mm |
| Mar | 26.9°C | 17.7°C | 120 mm |
| Apr | 23.8°C | 14.2°C | 30 mm |
| May | 20.5°C | 11°C | 54 mm |
| Jun | 17.9°C | 8.6°C | 29 mm |
| Jul | 17.7°C | 7.7°C | 31 mm |
| Aug | 19.5°C | 8.3°C | 30 mm |
| Sep | 22.7°C | 10.7°C | 28 mm |
| Oct | 25.4°C | 13.4°C | 87 mm |
| Nov | 27.7°C | 15.6°C | 81 mm |
| Dec | 28.9°C | 17.4°C | 99 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Mount Lofty
Where is Mount Lofty?
Mount Lofty is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Lofty?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Lofty had a population of about 3,825.
Is Mount Lofty an advantaged area?
Mount Lofty has an ABS SEIFA score of 1052, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Lofty?
Mount Lofty has average daytime highs of about 24°C and overnight lows of about 13.4°C, with roughly 777 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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