Suburb in Cairns

Babinda, QLD

Babinda had a population of 1,287 at the 2021 Census (+2.7% since 2016). Median age 47.3. Median weekly household income $1,108. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Babinda at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Babinda's population grew by 2.7% to 1,287, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.0%.

30.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 36.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 497 households.

The median household earns $1,108 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $237 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,076 a month.

14.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.9% use a language other than English at home. 40.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Babinda beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBabindaQLDAustralia
Population1,2875,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.338.238.2
Households4971,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting30.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright36.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,108$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$237$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,076$1,740$1,866
Born overseas14.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.9%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

+2.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,2312011
  2. 1,2532016
  3. 1,2872021

Age

Median age 47.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Babinda Queensland
Share of people by age, Babinda and Queensland
0–910.2%
10–1912.0%
20–298.7%
30–399.9%
40–4912.3%
50–5913.6%
60–6916.1%
70–7910.9%
80+7.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Babinda at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English39.3%
  2. Australian37.0%
  3. Irish14.3%
  4. Italian12.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal11.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian1.7%
  2. German0.9%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.7%
  4. Tagalog0.4%
  5. Vietnamese0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.0%
  2. New Zealand2.5%
  3. the Philippines1.5%
  4. Papua New Guinea1.0%
  5. Italy0.9%

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

Around Babinda

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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