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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Glorious QLD 4520.

Is Mount Glorious family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

15.7% of Mount Glorious's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

98 family households lived in Mount Glorious; 26.5% were couple families and 9.2% were one-parent families.

27.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Mount Glorious?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Mount Glorious had 343 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

38.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Mount Glorious?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 98.5% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Glorious.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Mount Glorious?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

44.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

45.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

9.8% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Mount Glorious?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Mount Glorious had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 21.8% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 48.9%, while 7.5% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Mount Glorious?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

32.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.

47.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.5% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Mount Glorious?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

One-car households formed 37.6% of the total.

63.9% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Mount Glorious, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

57.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.7% reported a different address.

22.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Mount Glorious?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

87.5% of residents used only English at home.

3.2% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Mount Glorious residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

22.7% of Mount Glorious's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.3% was born in Australia.

0.9% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.4%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Mount Glorious?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 46.6% of ancestry responses in Mount Glorious.

Australian ancestry made up 26.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Mount Glorious?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

33.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Managers accounted for 20.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.6% of workers, and education and training employed 15.2%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Mount Glorious?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 54.8%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

27.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 6.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Mount Glorious show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

52.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.

12.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

11.1% reported asthma, 8.5% arthritis and 1.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Mount Glorious?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

31.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.5% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 20.2%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Glorious?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,924 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $363 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Mount Glorious compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 32.9% in Mount Glorious, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 44.4% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 9.8% in Mount Glorious, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

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