Mount Lofty Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above QLD income
4350
Postcode for Mount Lofty, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 103 km from Brisbane · Pop. 3,825
3,825
Population
43
Median Age
$2,002
Household Income/wk
$340
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
9.7
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Mount Lofty ranks: household income is in the top 25% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Mount Lofty Compares

Mount Lofty vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricMount LoftyQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,002 +QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $340 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,733 ≈QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 43 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 4.1% -QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Mount Lofty is a locality 103 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4350. It falls within the Toowoomba region. The local government area is Toowoomba.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Lofty has a population of 3,825 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $2,002, above the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 134 (3.5% of residents).

Housing in Mount Lofty includes a median weekly rent of $340, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 1,464 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 73.9% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Mount Lofty scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Mount Lofty is served by Toowoomba State High School.

Mount Lofty is part of the Toowoomba statistical area in Queensland.

Mount Lofty Details

Postcode4350
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)3,825
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,002/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$965/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$340
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,733
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area9.7 km²
Population Density395/km²
Total Dwellings1,464
Australian Citizens90.8%
Indigenous Population134 (3.5%)
Unemployment Rate4.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-27.537
Longitude151.984
Distance from Brisbane103 km
Region (SA4)Toowoomba
Area (SA3)Toowoomba
Local GovernmentToowoomba
Federal ElectorateGroom

Age Profile

0–14 (18.3%) 15–24 (12.3%) 25–44 (22.1%) 45–64 (26.8%) 65+ (20.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years699 (18.3%)
15–24 years472 (12.3%)
25–44 years847 (22.1%)
45–64 years1,024 (26.8%)
65+ years782 (20.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.5%) Mortgaged (36.4%) Rented (26.1%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis362 (9.5%)
Asthma331 (8.7%)
Heart Disease176 (4.6%)
Diabetes162 (4.2%)
Cancer161 (4.2%)
Dementia69 (1.8%)
Lung Condition63 (1.6%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle47 (3.3%)
1 vehicle501 (34.7%)
2 vehicles625 (43.3%)
3+ vehicles271 (18.8%)

Schools in Mount Lofty

Toowoomba State High School
Secondary · Gov · ICSEA 934 · 775 students

Suburbs Near Mount Lofty

Same Postcode (4350)

More Mount Lofty Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.