Suburb report · QLD 4551
Little Mountain
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Population
11,434
Little Mountain suburb profile
Who lives in Little Mountain
At 77km from central Brisbane, Little Mountain sits well beyond the inner and middle suburbs. With 11,434 residents, Little Mountain is in the largest fifth of Queensland suburbs, well above the 4,480 of the median suburb. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 42 by population. Residents are older than the state norm, with a median age of 45 against 39. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 148 of 528 have an older median age. That is 8 years older than the average of 37 in the other suburb of the Meridan Plains-Little Mountain (North) statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $93,700 a year, higher than 44% of Queensland suburbs. That is 7.1% above the average of $87,500 in the other suburb of the Meridan Plains-Little Mountain (North) statistical area. On household income it ranks 232 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Owner-occupiers make up 81% of households, leaving 19% renting, in the upper band for Queensland. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 393 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Little Mountain. That is 26.1 points above the 54.9% ownership share in the other suburb of the Meridan Plains-Little Mountain (North) statistical area.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 3,813 occupied private dwellings in Little Mountain, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. Families with children are the largest household type at 46.4%, ahead of couples without children at 31% and people living alone at 21%. On the share of families with children it ranks 168 of 526 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Few Queensland suburbs have fewer group households: 1.7% of households, at the 10th percentile. At 31%, couples without children are more common here than in 70% of Queensland suburbs. Families with children are 46.4% of households in Little Mountain and 45.4% across the rest of the Meridan Plains-Little Mountain (North) statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals have fallen sharply: 18 new dwellings were approved across the Meridan Plains-Little Mountain (North) statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 109 a year. Supply figures here are for the Meridan Plains-Little Mountain (North) statistical area, home to 15,068 residents in 2025, which takes in Little Mountain and neighbouring suburbs. Per head of population the pipeline is thin: 1.2 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3.2 for the median Queensland area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 182 in 2022 and bottomed at 18 in 2025.
Population trend
The population of the Meridan Plains-Little Mountain (North) statistical area grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 1.1 points faster than this one. That rate is faster than 41% of Queensland statistical areas. The fastest single year was to 2021, at 1.9%, and the slowest to 2025, at 0.5%.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Sippy Downs differs most on the median age: 34 there against 45 in Little Mountain. Caloundra West is the closest match on the median household income, at $90,800 against $93,700. Mountain Creek sits 9km away, with a median household income of $110,900 against $93,700 here.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.