Mount Molar, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Mount Molar is more socio-economically advantaged than about 57% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1000, 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 Molar at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 117
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $1,812
- SEIFA score
- 1000
- Coordinates
- -27.8974, 151.8505
Mount Molar demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Molar 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 40%, 7% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 13 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 11 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 15 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 42 | 40% |
| Seniors (65+) | 25 | 24% |
Share of the 106 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 21 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 22 | 48% |
| Rented | 3 | 7% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 44 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 44 occupied private dwellings in Mount Molar.
- Median weekly rent
- $270
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,383
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $703
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 8 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 44 (47%)
- Labour-force participation
- 71.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Employed full-time
- 51
- Employed part-time
- 18
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.
Common questions about Mount Molar
Where is Mount Molar?
Mount Molar is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Molar?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Molar had a population of about 117.
Is Mount Molar an advantaged area?
Mount Molar has an ABS SEIFA score of 1000, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 57 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 57% of Australian suburbs.
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