Living in Mount Gambier

In Mount Gambier, the median rent tenants pay is €605 a month (2021) and unemployment is 4.2% (2026).

Mount Gambier is a city in Australia, with a population of 29,446 in August 2021. In 2021, the foreign population was 3,255.

Last checked 2026-10-078 sources

Population29,446people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)1,917EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent605.3EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate4.2%country median 4.5% — 7% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$220 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,170 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁵Official · national market
Dwellings	13,066 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	11,808 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	220 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	605.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	605.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Mount Gambier a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%

Student39%strong on education, weak on safety · range 31–47%

Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 52–70%

Retirement60%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

11.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 3,255 of 29,446 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.2% in March 2026. Median personal income was A$713 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,280 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Mount Gambier is 4.2%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Mount Gambier 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	7,960 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	57.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,280 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	713 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,917 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁷Official
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁸Independent

What does a salary buy in Mount Gambier?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €605
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	6.35 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration in Mount Gambier

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

26°12°

24°11°

20°9°

17°8°

14°6°

15°6°

16°7°

19°8°

21°9°

24°10°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

282

242

216

170

136

122

135

170

179

221

234

261

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 25.8 · Feb 26 · Mar 23.6 · Apr 20 · May 16.5 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 16.3 · Oct 18.8 · Nov 21.4 · Dec 23.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MOUNT GAMBIER⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 11 · Apr 9 · May 7.6 · Jun 6.1 · Jul 5.6 · Aug 5.9 · Sep 6.7 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 9 · Dec 10.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MOUNT GAMBIER⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 18.9 · Feb 19.2 · Mar 17.3 · Apr 14.5 · May 12 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 9.6 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 15.2 · Dec 17 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MOUNT GAMBIER⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 31.2 · Feb 25.7 · Mar 34.8 · Apr 49.7 · May 74.3 · Jun 91.5 · Jul 99.3 · Aug 100.4 · Sep 75.8 · Oct 54.2 · Nov 46 · Dec 40.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MOUNT GAMBIER⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 282.2 · Feb 241.9 · Mar 215.8 · Apr 169.6 · May 136.4 · Jun 121.9 · Jul 135.4 · Aug 170.3 · Sep 178.5 · Oct 221.4 · Nov 233.7 · Dec 260.8 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MOUNT GAMBIER⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Christchurch (New Zealand) ±2.4 °C, Lower Hutt (New Zealand) ±2.6 °C, Ventura (United States) ±4.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±6.7 °C, Downey (United States) ±6.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 193.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 159.7 people per km² in 2025.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.9%
Foreign residents11.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	193.3 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.²Official
Foreign-resident share	11.05 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	3,255 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	159.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.³Official
Female residents	15,210 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	14,233 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	29,446 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

25,609

27,494

29,380

31,265

30,875200120052011201520212025

Population rose 18.8% between 2001 and 2025, from 25,999 to 30,875.

International community in Mount Gambier

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	29,446	100.0%
Australia	24,495	83.2%
Country of birth not stated	1,696	5.8%
England	721	2.4%
Born elsewhere(d)	341	1.2%
New Zealand	246	0.8%
Myanmar	208	0.7%
Thailand	179	0.6%
Philippines	166	0.6%
India	158	0.5%
Netherlands	155	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	139	0.5%
South Africa	111	0.4%
Germany	103	0.3%
Scotland	103	0.3%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	60	0.2%
United States of America	46	0.2%
Malaysia	41	0.1%
Pakistan	33	0.1%
Vietnam	33	0.1%
Iraq	31	0.1%
Sri Lanka	30	0.1%
Greece	29	0.1%
Zimbabwe	27	0.1%
Croatia	24	0.1%
Poland	23	0.1%
Wales	21	0.1%
Egypt	19	0.1%
Ireland	18	0.1%
France	15	0.1%
Indonesia	14	0.0%
Canada	13	0.0%
Brazil	12	0.0%
Japan	11	0.0%
Singapore	11	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	10	0.0%
Korea, Republic of (South)	10	0.0%
Nepal	10	0.0%
Taiwan	10	0.0%
Bangladesh	9	0.0%
Cambodia	9	0.0%
Iran	7	0.0%
Mauritius	6	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.0%
Fiji	5	0.0%
Malta	4	0.0%
North Macedonia	4	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	29,446	100.0%
Australia	24,495	83.2%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	3,248	11.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	29,446	100.0%
Australian citizen	26,596	90.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	11.03 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	11,808 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	60 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	41 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,170 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Mount Gambier

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Mount Gambier alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 11.1% Mount Gambier+238%
Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 29,446 Mount Gambier+332%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €1,917 Mount Gambier+57%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 4.2% Mount Gambier−21%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Mount Gambier?

The median gross salary is 1,917 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Mount Gambier?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 %. Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

How many people live in Mount Gambier?

The published population is 29,446 people. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Mount Gambier?

3,255 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Mount Gambier a good place to live?

Mount Gambier may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Mount Gambier?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,495 people (83.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MOUNT GAMBIER WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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