Total Persons : 2672

Total Males : 1284

Total Femals : 1388

Age Group (0-4 years) : 290

Age Group (5-14 years) 517

65 Years Over:

Median Age of Persons 31

Persons born overseas 515

Main Country of birth which is not Australia: England

No of people of Main Country of birth which is not Australia : 232

No of People Married : 1209

Married Percentage: 64.8

Labour Force: 1390

Employed Fulltime: 911

Employed Full Time Percentage: 65.5

Main Occupation: Clerical and Administrative Workers

Number of Main Occupation: 239

Main Occupation Percentage: 17.7

Main Industry of Employment: School Education

Main Industry of Employment Numbers: 78

Main Industry of Employment Percentage: 5.8

Median Individual Income ($/Weekly): 636

Median Household Income ($/Weekly) : 1398

Median Family Income ($/Weekly): 1439

Number of Families: 744

Number of Families With Children: 440

Total Private Dwellings: 878

Median Rent ($/Weekly):* 395

Median Housing Loan Repayment ($/Weekly): 1626

Average Household Size: 3.1

Average Number of Persons Per Bedroom: 1

Household Fully Owned Percentage: 16.8

Household Rented Percentage: 13.5

Family Household Percentage: 86.3

Mount Cotton is a suburb located south-east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in the Redland City local government area.


Mount Cotton is named for the mountain that is in the area. It was named by Robert Dixon, a surveyor in the colony of Queensland. He named it after the commandant of the penal settlement of Moreton Bay, Major Sydney Cotton. Until the Shire of Tingalpa was abolished in 1949,

Mount Cotton hosted its council chambers. Mount Cotton is a Koala conservation area. (Source: Wiki)

* Median Rent is based on data from the most recent Australian suburb survey.

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