Suburb in Cairns

Manunda, QLD

Manunda had a population of 5,191 at the 2021 Census (−3.7% since 2016). Median age 38.5. Median weekly household income $1,068. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Manunda at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Manunda's population shrank by 3.7% to 5,191, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 38.5 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.9%.

56.8% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 20.9% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Queensland overall: 47.3% of homes, against 12.5%. The 2021 Census counted 2,168 households.

The median household earns $1,068 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $255 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,280 a month.

30.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 23.3% use a language other than English at home. 43.0% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Manunda beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureManundaQLDAustralia
Population5,1915,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−3.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age38.538.238.2
Households2,1681,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments47.3%12.5%14.3%
Renting56.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright20.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,068$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$255$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,280$1,740$1,866
Born overseas30.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home23.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion43.0%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

−3.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,9642011
  2. 5,3902016
  3. 5,1912021

Age

Median age 38.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Manunda Queensland
Share of people by age, Manunda and Queensland
0–910.7%
10–1911.7%
20–2914.7%
30–3914.2%
40–4913.1%
50–5912.8%
60–6911.1%
70–798.1%
80+3.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Manunda at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English31.9%
  2. Australian26.9%
  3. Australian Aboriginal12.7%
  4. Irish10.3%
  5. Scottish8.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Nepali4.6%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages2.5%
  3. Japanese1.7%
  4. Punjabi1.3%
  5. Tagalog1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.4%
  2. England3.2%
  3. Papua New Guinea2.7%
  4. the Philippines2.6%
  5. Nepal2.4%

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

Around Manunda

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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