Suburb in Cairns

Holloways Beach, QLD

Holloways Beach had a population of 2,398 at the 2021 Census (+2.2% since 2016). Median age 46.5. Median weekly household income $1,336. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Holloways Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Holloways Beach's population grew by 2.2% to 2,398, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.3%.

36.5% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 28.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 992 households.

The median household earns $1,336 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $311 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,428 a month.

26.1% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.6% use a language other than English at home. 57.1% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Holloways Beach beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureHolloways BeachQLDAustralia
Population2,3985,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.538.238.2
Households9921,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments3.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting36.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright28.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,336$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$311$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,428$1,740$1,866
Born overseas26.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion57.1%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

+2.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,2832011
  2. 2,3472016
  3. 2,3982021

Age

Median age 46.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Holloways Beach Queensland
Share of people by age, Holloways Beach and Queensland
0–98.5%
10–1910.7%
20–299.0%
30–3912.9%
40–4915.2%
50–5917.8%
60–6915.5%
70–798.8%
80+2.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Holloways Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.0%
  2. Australian33.0%
  3. Irish16.0%
  4. Scottish14.3%
  5. German7.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Japanese1.3%
  2. German0.9%
  3. Italian0.8%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages0.7%
  5. French0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.9%
  2. New Zealand4.7%
  3. Germany1.4%
  4. Papua New Guinea1.2%
  5. Japan1.1%

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

Around Holloways Beach

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