Suburb in Brisbane

Inala, QLD

Inala had a population of 15,273 at the 2021 Census (+2.9% since 2016). Median age 33.3. Median weekly household income $1,000. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Inala at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Inala's population grew by 2.9% to 15,273, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 33.3, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 15.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.1%.

56.8% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 20.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 4,805 households.

The median household earns $1,000 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,304 a month.

48.9% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 57.9% use a language other than English at home. 28.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Inala beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureInalaQLDAustralia
Population15,2735,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age33.338.238.2
Households4,8051,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments3.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting56.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright20.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,000$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$250$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,304$1,740$1,866
Born overseas48.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home57.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion28.1%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 13,9132011
  2. 14,8492016
  3. 15,2732021

Age

Median age 33.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Inala Queensland
Share of people by age, Inala and Queensland
0–915.9%
10–1915.4%
20–2913.8%
30–3912.2%
40–4911.5%
50–5912.0%
60–6910.2%
70–795.7%
80+3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Inala at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Vietnamese31.3%
  2. Australian18.5%
  3. English18.3%
  4. Australian Aboriginal6.6%
  5. Samoan4.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese33.8%
  2. Samoan3.1%
  3. Arabic1.8%
  4. Spanish0.8%
  5. Bengali0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Vietnam23.5%
  2. New Zealand3.3%
  3. Samoa1.8%
  4. England1.6%
  5. the Philippines1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Inala

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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