Mount Tomah, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Tomah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1055, 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 Tomah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 68
- Median age
- 57
- Median weekly household income
- $2,125
- SEIFA score
- 1055
- Coordinates
- -33.5438, 150.4227
Mount Tomah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Tomah 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 49%, 17% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4 | 5% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 12 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 38 | 49% |
| Seniors (65+) | 24 | 31% |
Share of the 78 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 14 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 11 | 37% |
| Rented | 5 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 28 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 28 occupied private dwellings in Mount Tomah.
- Median weekly rent
- $370
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,275
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,416
- Median weekly personal income
- $883
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 10 (17%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 4 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 42 (69%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Employed full-time
- 17
- Employed part-time
- 14
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 Tomah
Where is Mount Tomah?
Mount Tomah is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Tomah?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Tomah had a population of about 68.
Is Mount Tomah an advantaged area?
Mount Tomah has an ABS SEIFA score of 1055, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 85 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of Australian suburbs.
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