Mount Mellum, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Mount Mellum is more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1021, 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 Mellum at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 457
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $1,947
- SEIFA score
- 1021
- Coordinates
- -26.8150, 152.9301
Mount Mellum demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Mellum 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 38%, 8% of homes are rented, and 25% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 55 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 34 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 79 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 172 | 38% |
| Seniors (65+) | 118 | 26% |
Share of the 458 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 79 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 71 | 43% |
| Rented | 13 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 151 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 4 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 155 occupied private dwellings in Mount Mellum.
- Median weekly rent
- $420
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,668
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,951
- Median weekly personal income
- $714
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 112 (25%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 31 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 19 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 222 (57%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Employed full-time
- 100
- Employed part-time
- 68
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 Mellum
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Mellum is January (average daytime high around 28.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.4°C). The area receives roughly 1234 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4°C | 20.9°C | 136 mm |
| Feb | 28°C | 20.8°C | 187 mm |
| Mar | 27.4°C | 20.2°C | 171 mm |
| Apr | 24.9°C | 17.2°C | 83 mm |
| May | 22.4°C | 14.3°C | 104 mm |
| Jun | 20.5°C | 12.1°C | 62 mm |
| Jul | 20.4°C | 11.2°C | 53 mm |
| Aug | 21.8°C | 11.6°C | 42 mm |
| Sep | 23.8°C | 13.8°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 25.6°C | 16.2°C | 118 mm |
| Nov | 27.4°C | 18.1°C | 94 mm |
| Dec | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 137 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Mount Mellum
Where is Mount Mellum?
Mount Mellum is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Mellum?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Mellum had a population of about 457.
Is Mount Mellum an advantaged area?
Mount Mellum has an ABS SEIFA score of 1021, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 69 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Mellum?
Mount Mellum has average daytime highs of about 24.9°C and overnight lows of about 16.4°C, with roughly 1,234 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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