Suburbs Mooloolah Valley

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Mooloolah Valley QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Mooloolah Valley, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Mooloolah Valley QLD is 3,629 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Mooloolah Valley is $768 per week ($39,936 per year). Median rent in Mooloolah Valley is $420 per week ($1,820 per month). Mooloolah Valley has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Mooloolah Valley has a population density of 196.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Mooloolah Valley is England. The most common religion is No Religion (54% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mooloolah Valley is $1,996.

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📍 Mooloolah Valley, Queensland — 26.7627°S, 152.9656°E

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Mooloolah Valley Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Mooloolah Valley Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$768/wk
$39,936 per year
#4169 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$420/wk
$1,820 per month
#1513 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
40years
2 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,996/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.8 per bedroom

Mooloolah Valley Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.1% (1,750) Female 51.9% (1,886)

Population Density

196.6
people per km²
3,629 people · 18.5 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,109
Family income/wk

Mooloolah Valley Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Mooloolah Valley Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
32.7% 324 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
67.3% 668 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Mooloolah Valley Country of Birth

Australia
91.0%
England
8.5%
Germany
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Religion

No Religion
53.9%
Anglican
12.0%
Catholic
11.9%
Not stated
11.3%
Christian (other)
3.7%
Uniting Church
3.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.9%
Baptist
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
60.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
26.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
9.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Languages Spoken at Home

Other
48.0%
Russian
10.0%
Greek
10.0%
Korean
8.0%
German
8.0%
Afrikaans
8.0%
Italian
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Employment

💼
Employed full-time
37.2% 918 people
⏰
Employed part-time
25.3% 624 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.9% 71 people
🏠
Not in labour force
34.6% 852 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
41.8%
Bachelor Degree
24.0%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.9%
Postgraduate Degree
6.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.0%
Certificate I/II
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Occupation

Professionals
28.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
21.4%
Clerical & Administrative
13.0%
Community & Personal Service
11.4%
Managers
10.4%
Labourers
6.4%
Sales Workers
5.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Mooloolah Valley Field of Study

Management & Commerce
17.5%
Engineering
17.1%
Health
14.1%
Society & Culture
14.0%
Education
10.4%
Architecture & Building
10.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.6%
Creative Arts
3.9%
Agriculture & Environment
3.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.1%
Information Technology
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Dwelling Types

Separate house
99.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.2%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.3%
$300-$399/wk
1.4%
$400-$499/wk
4.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.7%
$650-$799/wk
6.1%
$800-$999/wk
6.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
9.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.2%
$4,000+/wk
10.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Marital Status

💍
Married
50.7% 1,460
↔️
Separated
3.4% 99
📋
Divorced
9.1% 263
🕊️
Widowed
3.6% 103
👤
Never married
33.2% 955

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Ancestry

English
34.6%
Australian
30.6%
Irish
8.9%
Scottish
8.6%
German
5.2%
Other
3.6%
Italian
2.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.9%
Dutch
1.6%
New Zealander
1.5%
Welsh
0.8%
Polish
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Mooloolah Valley School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.9%
Secondary — Government
24.8%
Vocational Education
10.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
8.2%
Pre-school
7.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.9%
Secondary — Catholic
5.4%
Primary — Catholic
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.0% 397
✅
No need for assistance
94.0% 6,254

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
16.8% 443
—
Not a volunteer
83.2% 2,194

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.9%
$300-$449/mo
1.4%
$450-$599/mo
1.5%
$600-$799/mo
2.9%
$800-$999/mo
3.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
20.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
37.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
12.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Mooloolah Valley How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.6%
Did not go to work
14.4%
Car (passenger)
4.0%
Truck
1.9%
Walked only
1.7%
Other
0.8%
Train
0.8%
Bicycle
0.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Bus
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.0%
1 vehicle
23.2%
2 vehicles
43.8%
3 vehicles
18.3%
4+ vehicles
13.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.7%
2 bedrooms
7.9%
3 bedrooms
40.2%
4 bedrooms
39.2%
5 bedrooms
8.3%
6+ bedrooms
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Population Mobility

15.5%
moved in the last year
43.3%
moved in the last 5 years
3.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
62.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Indigenous Population

2.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
192
Indigenous residents
6,508
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
332
Asthma
114
Arthritis
112
Heart disease
82
Diabetes
69
Lung condition
68
Cancer
43
Stroke
34
Kidney disease
14
Dementia
9

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.6%
$1-$149/wk
5.8%
$150-$299/wk
6.7%
$300-$399/wk
3.7%
$400-$499/wk
4.7%
$500-$649/wk
3.2%
$650-$799/wk
9.2%
$800-$999/wk
10.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.4%
$3,500+/wk
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
46.1%
Couple — no children
27.8%
Couple — no children under 15
15.1%
One parent — children under 15
5.5%
One parent — no children under 15
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 5
🏅
Previously served
3.6% 96
👤
Never served
96.1% 2,549

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.6% 358
—
Did not provide
86.4% 2,272

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Children Ever Born

No children
29.7%
1 child
14.4%
2 children
33.0%
3 children
15.8%
4 children
5.7%
5+ children
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Mooloolah Valley When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
29
1961–1970
67
1971–1980
52
1981–1990
82
1991–2000
73
2001–2010
172
2011–2015
62
2016
8
2017
22
2018
23
2019
11
2021
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.4%
5–14 hours
32.3%
15–29 hours
16.8%
30+ hours
11.7%
Did not do domestic work
19.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Household Size

1 person
16.0%
2 persons
34.8%
3 persons
18.1%
4 persons
20.2%
5 persons
7.6%
6+ persons
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,765
Moved from QLD
393
Moved — same area (SA2)
50
Moved from NSW
29
Moved from VIC
22
Moved from overseas
12
Moved from SA
6
Moved from NT
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.7%
Step family — no other children
7.6%
Blended family — no other children
4.2%
Other couple — children only
0.8%
Intact family — other children present
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Mooloolah Valley Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
1012
avg ICSEA score
230
total students
Mooloolah State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 230 students
1012
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Mooloolah Valley Rent Prices & Affordability

22%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,931/wk
Median Rent $420/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.8%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Mooloolah Valley

≈ $8,368/month
Median rent $420/wk
Left after rent $1,511/wk
Rent share 21.8%

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Income: $651/wk Rent: $265/wk Save: $155/wk
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Mooloolah Valley vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Healy
Pop: 1,824 Income: $1,421/wk Rent: $380/wk
Gailes
Pop: 1,831 Income: $571/wk Rent: $290/wk
Mundoolun
Pop: 1,836 Income: $860/wk Rent: $560/wk
Churchill (Qld)
Pop: 1,842 Income: $615/wk Rent: $300/wk
Woorim
Pop: 1,843 Income: $577/wk Rent: $340/wk
Mornington (Qld)
Pop: 1,846 Income: $1,100/wk Rent: $245/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mooloolah Valley

What is the population of Mooloolah Valley QLD?

The population of Mooloolah Valley QLD is 3,629 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 196.6 people per km².Mooloolah Valley is ranked #2,081 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Mooloolah Valley?

The median personal income in Mooloolah Valley QLD is $768 per week, or $39,936 per year.The median household income is $1,931 per week.Family income is $2,109 per week.Mooloolah Valley is ranked #4,169 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Mooloolah Valley?

Median rent in Mooloolah Valley QLD is $420 per week ($1,820 per month).Rent represents 21.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Mooloolah Valley ranks #1,513 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Mooloolah Valley?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mooloolah Valley QLD is $1,996. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Mooloolah Valley?

The median age in Mooloolah Valley QLD is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Mooloolah Valley a good suburb to live in?

Mooloolah Valley is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 3,629.The median income is $768/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 31896. All dollar figures in AUD.