Suburb in Cairns

Earlville, QLD

Earlville had a population of 4,200 at the 2021 Census (+4.2% since 2016). Median age 43.3. Median weekly household income $1,168. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Earlville at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Earlville's population grew by 4.2% to 4,200, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.8%.

35.2% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 29.3% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 16.6% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 1,741 households.

The median household earns $1,168 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $289 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,470 a month.

24.0% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 16.2% use a language other than English at home. 41.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Earlville beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureEarlvilleQLDAustralia
Population4,2005,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.338.238.2
Households1,7411,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments16.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting35.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright29.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,168$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$289$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,470$1,740$1,866
Born overseas24.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home16.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion41.1%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

+4.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,8532011
  2. 4,0302016
  3. 4,2002021

Age

Median age 43.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Earlville Queensland
Share of people by age, Earlville and Queensland
0–910.1%
10–1911.4%
20–2910.7%
30–3912.8%
40–4912.8%
50–5913.0%
60–6910.2%
70–7910.7%
80+8.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Earlville at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English38.1%
  2. Australian30.8%
  3. Irish13.3%
  4. Scottish10.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Japanese1.7%
  2. Korean1.2%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages1.2%
  4. Nepali0.9%
  5. Italian0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.5%
  2. New Zealand3.0%
  3. Papua New Guinea1.8%
  4. the Philippines1.7%
  5. Japan1.1%

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

Around Earlville

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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