Suburbs Mount Austin

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Mount Austin NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Mount Austin, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Mount Austin NSW is 4,035 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Mount Austin is $612 per week ($31,824 per year). Median rent in Mount Austin is $250 per week ($1,083 per month). Mount Austin has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Mount Austin has a population density of 1572.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Mount Austin is England. The most common religion is No Religion (35% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mount Austin is $1,148.

There were 189 recorded offences in Mount Austin in 2025-26, a rate of 47 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (53 offences).

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📍 Mount Austin, New South Wales — 35.1371°S, 147.3565°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (23)

Mount Austin Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Mount Austin Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$612/wk
$31,824 per year
#6898 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$250/wk
$1,083 per month
#6115 of 14,663
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Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,148/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Mount Austin Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.9% (1,931) Female 52.1% (2,101)

Population Density

1572.2
people per km²
4,035 people · 2.6 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,432
Family income/wk

Mount Austin 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)

Mount Austin Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
45.8% 367 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
54.2% 435 dwellings

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

Mount Austin Country of Birth

Australia
96.6%
England
1.6%
Iran
0.6%
India
0.4%
China
0.4%
Afghanistan
0.2%
Fiji
0.2%

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

Mount Austin Religion

No Religion
35.0%
Catholic
21.3%
Anglican
15.6%
Not stated
11.8%
Other Religions Tot
5.1%
Othr Reln Other reln groups
5.0%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.3%
Uniting Church
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Mount Austin Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
41.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
36.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
13.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.6%

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

Mount Austin Languages Spoken at Home

Other
78.9%
Mandarin
5.3%
Samoan
4.3%
SAL Tot
3.8%
Hindi
1.9%
Arabic
1.9%
Greek
1.9%
Persian ED
1.9%

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

Mount Austin Employment

💼
Employed full-time
31.4% 867 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.8% 517 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.8% 105 people
🏠
Not in labour force
46.0% 1,268 people

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

Mount Austin Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
54.6%
Bachelor Degree
16.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.5%
Certificate I/II
6.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.0%
Postgraduate Degree
2.9%

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

Mount Austin Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
20.4%
Community & Personal Service
18.9%
Professionals
17.8%
Clerical & Administrative
13.2%
Labourers
10.0%
Managers
7.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.4%
Sales Workers
5.4%

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

Mount Austin Field of Study

Management & Commerce
18.6%
Society & Culture
15.0%
Engineering
14.7%
Health
13.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
11.1%
Education
8.5%
Architecture & Building
7.2%
Agriculture & Environment
3.7%
Creative Arts
3.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.7%
Information Technology
2.2%

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

Mount Austin Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
6.0%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Mount Austin Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.2%
$1-$149/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
1.5%
$300-$399/wk
4.8%
$400-$499/wk
12.1%
$500-$649/wk
7.4%
$650-$799/wk
8.6%
$800-$999/wk
8.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
3.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.3%
$4,000+/wk
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Mount Austin Marital Status

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Married
32.5% 1,039
↔️
Separated
4.8% 155
📋
Divorced
10.6% 338
🕊️
Widowed
9.2% 293
👤
Never married
43.0% 1,375

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Mount Austin Ancestry

Australian
31.6%
English
29.4%
Other
9.0%
Irish
8.1%
Scottish
7.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
7.4%
German
4.1%
Italian
0.9%
Dutch
0.7%
Chinese
0.6%
Filipino
0.4%
Welsh
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Mount Austin School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
27.6%
Vocational Education
20.3%
Secondary — Government
18.9%
Pre-school
12.0%
Primary — Catholic
9.8%
Secondary — Catholic
7.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.4%

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

Mount Austin Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
12.5% 919
✅
No need for assistance
87.5% 6,443

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

Mount Austin Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.9% 338
—
Not a volunteer
88.1% 2,510

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Mount Austin Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.8%
$300-$449/mo
2.6%
$450-$599/mo
3.3%
$600-$799/mo
9.1%
$800-$999/mo
15.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
37.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
6.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
2.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Mount Austin How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.8%
Did not go to work
9.7%
Car (passenger)
8.4%
Walked only
2.0%
Truck
0.6%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.6%
Bus
0.6%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%
Other
0.2%
Ferry
0.2%

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

Mount Austin Car Ownership

0 vehicles
14.3%
1 vehicle
42.6%
2 vehicles
31.6%
3 vehicles
8.5%
4+ vehicles
3.0%

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

Mount Austin Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.2%
2 bedrooms
16.0%
3 bedrooms
55.8%
4 bedrooms
20.5%
5 bedrooms
2.0%
6+ bedrooms
0.3%

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

Mount Austin Population Mobility

13.9%
moved in the last year
44.0%
moved in the last 5 years
6.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
49.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Mount Austin Indigenous Population

10.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
795
Indigenous residents
6,551
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Mount Austin Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
535
Asthma
247
Arthritis
171
Lung condition
156
Diabetes
132
Heart disease
111
Stroke
73
Kidney disease
64
Cancer
63
Dementia
41

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

Mount Austin Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.6%
$1-$149/wk
4.5%
$150-$299/wk
8.5%
$300-$399/wk
6.8%
$400-$499/wk
7.0%
$500-$649/wk
5.7%
$650-$799/wk
11.4%
$800-$999/wk
14.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.4%
$3,500+/wk
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Mount Austin Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.6%
Couple — no children
23.9%
One parent — children under 15
18.4%
One parent — no children under 15
9.7%
Couple — no children under 15
9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Mount Austin Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.3% 8
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
3.6% 104
👤
Never served
96.0% 2,741

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Mount Austin Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.3% 402
—
Did not provide
85.7% 2,409

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Mount Austin Children Ever Born

No children
29.2%
1 child
14.6%
2 children
23.1%
3 children
17.5%
4 children
11.1%
5+ children
4.4%

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

Mount Austin When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
12
1951–1960
22
1961–1970
31
1971–1980
26
1981–1990
11
1991–2000
17
2001–2010
48
2011–2015
53
2016
30
2017
30
2018
51
2019
104
2020
22
2021
8

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

Mount Austin Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.9%
5–14 hours
25.6%
15–29 hours
12.1%
30+ hours
9.0%
Did not do domestic work
35.4%

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

Mount Austin Household Size

1 person
36.8%
2 persons
31.1%
3 persons
15.0%
4 persons
8.6%
5 persons
5.1%
6+ persons
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Mount Austin Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,091
Moved from NSW
245
Moved — same area (SA2)
180
Moved from VIC
17
Moved from overseas
16
Moved from QLD
12
Moved from WA
7
Moved from ACT
7

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

Mount Austin Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
84.4%
Step family — no other children
8.9%
Blended family — no other children
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Mount Austin Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 189 total

Other Against Property
53
Theft
39
Other Against Person
23
Assault
20
Property Damage
20
Drug Offences
19
Weapons
10
Sexual Offences
5

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Mount Austin Schools

23
schools nearby
14
government
955
avg ICSEA score
7,740
total students
Lutheran School Wagga Wagga Independent
Primary · K-6 · 332 students
1120
ICSEA
Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited Independent
Combined · K-12 · 198 students
1078
ICSEA
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 166 students
1050
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 338 students
1033
ICSEA
Henschke Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 603 students
1029
ICSEA
Kildare Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 972 students
1028
ICSEA
South Wagga Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 266 students
1027
ICSEA
Wagga Wagga Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 440 students
1008
ICSEA
OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga Independent
Combined · 3-12 · 36 students
990
ICSEA
Sturt Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 306 students
966
ICSEA
Wagga Wagga High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 818 students
960
ICSEA
Kooringal High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 839 students
959
ICSEA
Turvey Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 283 students
944
ICSEA
Holy Trinity West Wagga Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 242 students
938
ICSEA
Kooringal Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 390 students
933
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 23 schools

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

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Mount Austin Rent Prices & Affordability

22%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,124/wk
Median Rent $250/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.2%

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

If you earn X in Mount Austin

≈ $4,871/month
Median rent $250/wk
Left after rent $874/wk
Rent share 22.2%

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Income: $666/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $30/wk
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Income: $497/wk Rent: $185/wk Save: $65/wk

Mount Austin vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Wallerawang
Pop: 2,019 Income: $666/wk Rent: $275/wk
Wyongah
Pop: 2,020 Income: $725/wk Rent: $390/wk
Glenning Valley
Pop: 2,023 Income: $887/wk Rent: $460/wk
Islington
Pop: 2,026 Income: $995/wk Rent: $430/wk
Oakville
Pop: 2,027 Income: $876/wk Rent: $600/wk
Oakdale (NSW)
Pop: 2,028 Income: $849/wk Rent: $410/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mount Austin

What is the population of Mount Austin NSW?

The population of Mount Austin NSW is 4,035 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1572.2 people per km².Mount Austin is ranked #1,908 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Mount Austin?

The median personal income in Mount Austin NSW is $612 per week, or $31,824 per year.The median household income is $1,124 per week.Family income is $1,432 per week.Mount Austin is ranked #6,898 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Mount Austin?

Median rent in Mount Austin NSW is $250 per week ($1,083 per month).Rent represents 22.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Mount Austin ranks #6,115 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Mount Austin?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mount Austin NSW is $1,148. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Mount Austin?

The median age in Mount Austin NSW is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Mount Austin a good suburb to live in?

Mount Austin is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 4,035.The median income is $612/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.2% 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: 12759. All dollar figures in AUD.