Suburb in Cairns

Bayview Heights, QLD

Bayview Heights had a population of 4,175 at the 2021 Census (−1.5% since 2016). Median age 42.6. Median weekly household income $1,900. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bayview Heights at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bayview Heights's population shrank by 1.5% to 4,175, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 42.6, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.7%.

16.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 40.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,535 households.

The median household earns $1,900 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $387 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,636 a month.

17.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 8.6% use a language other than English at home. 39.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bayview Heights beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBayview HeightsQLDAustralia
Population4,1755,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.638.238.2
Households1,5351,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting16.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright40.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,900$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$387$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,636$1,740$1,866
Born overseas17.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home8.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion39.5%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

−1.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,1502011
  2. 4,2382016
  3. 4,1752021

Age

Median age 42.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Bayview Heights Queensland
Share of people by age, Bayview Heights and Queensland
0–911.6%
10–1913.2%
20–299.2%
30–3911.9%
40–4914.1%
50–5912.6%
60–6913.7%
70–7910.3%
80+3.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bayview Heights at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.0%
  2. Australian37.0%
  3. Irish14.5%
  4. Scottish12.3%
  5. Italian7.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Japanese1.2%
  2. Italian0.9%
  3. Tagalog0.5%
  4. Vietnamese0.5%
  5. Indonesian0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.3%
  2. New Zealand2.7%
  3. the Philippines1.2%
  4. Papua New Guinea1.2%
  5. Japan0.7%

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

Around Bayview Heights

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