Mount Morgan, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mount Morgan is a historic mining town on the Dee River in Central Queensland, about 38 kilometres south-south-west of Rockhampton. It grew up around one of the richest gold and copper mines in the world, founded in 1882 and named after the Morgan brothers, who held the original leases. Over its long life the Mount Morgan Mine yielded hundreds of tonnes of gold and several hundred thousand tonnes of copper before finally closing in 1990. The fortune one shareholder, William Knox D'Arcy, drew from the mine helped bankroll the oil venture in Persia that eventually became the company known today as BP. The town keeps a wealth of heritage buildings from its boom years. With mining gone, tourism now drives the town, drawing visitors to its museums, heritage sites and mountain bike trails.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Mount Morgan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 779, 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 Morgan at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,018
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $779
- SEIFA score
- 779
- Coordinates
- -23.6406, 150.3960
Mount Morgan demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Morgan 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 31%, 25% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 295 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 183 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 334 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 630 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 592 | 29% |
Share of the 2,034 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 409 | 49% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 168 | 20% |
| Rented | 211 | 25% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 811 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 10 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 9 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 835 occupied private dwellings in Mount Morgan.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $758
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,066
- Median weekly personal income
- $462
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 156 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 32 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 317 (16%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 449 (27%)
- Labour-force participation
- 32.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 15.8%
- Employed full-time
- 246
- Employed part-time
- 171
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 Morgan
Where is Mount Morgan?
Mount Morgan is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Morgan?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Morgan had a population of about 2,018.
Is Mount Morgan an advantaged area?
Mount Morgan has an ABS SEIFA score of 779, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 2 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of Australian suburbs.
Nearby suburbs in Queensland
More suburb guides in Queensland
Other hand-written, cited guides — browse all guides.