Suburb in Cairns

Parramatta Park, QLD

Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 at the 2021 Census (+3.2% since 2016). Median age 33.0. Median weekly household income $1,211. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Parramatta Park at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Parramatta Park's population grew by 3.2% to 3,621, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 33.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.7%.

64.5% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 14.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,363 households.

The median household earns $1,211 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $290 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

43.1% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 33.4% use a language other than English at home. 51.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Parramatta Park beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureParramatta ParkQLDAustralia
Population3,6215,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+3.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age33.038.038.0
Households1,3631,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments1.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting64.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright14.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,211$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$290$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,733$1,863
Born overseas43.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home33.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion51.9%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

+3.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,2262011
  2. 3,5082016
  3. 3,6212021

Age

Median age 33.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Parramatta Park Queensland
Share of people by age, Parramatta Park and Queensland
0–97.3%
10–1910.5%
20–2922.4%
30–3921.4%
40–4912.5%
50–5911.0%
60–699.2%
70–794.7%
80+1.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Parramatta Park at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English28.2%
  2. Australian22.4%
  3. Irish9.6%
  4. Scottish7.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Japanese3.8%
  2. Mandarin3.5%
  3. Spanish2.8%
  4. Korean2.5%
  5. Australian Indigenous languages2.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.8%
  2. New Zealand3.4%
  3. Japan3.0%
  4. India2.8%
  5. Papua New Guinea2.6%

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

Around Parramatta Park

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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