Suburb in Cairns

Yorkeys Knob, QLD

Yorkeys Knob had a population of 2,794 at the 2021 Census (+1.3% since 2016). Median age 46.3. Median weekly household income $1,251. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yorkeys Knob at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yorkeys Knob's population grew by 1.3% to 2,794, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.4%.

46.7% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 25.6% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Queensland overall: 23.9% of homes, against 12.5%. The 2021 Census counted 1,283 households.

The median household earns $1,251 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $310 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,359 a month.

24.8% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 10.2% use a language other than English at home. 55.8% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yorkeys Knob beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureYorkeys KnobQLDAustralia
Population2,7945,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.338.238.2
Households1,2831,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments23.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting46.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright25.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,251$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$310$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,359$1,740$1,866
Born overseas24.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home10.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion55.8%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

+1.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,7662011
  2. 2,7592016
  3. 2,7942021

Age

Median age 46.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Yorkeys Knob Queensland
Share of people by age, Yorkeys Knob and Queensland
0–98.7%
10–198.9%
20–2910.5%
30–3913.5%
40–4914.0%
50–5914.7%
60–6915.0%
70–7911.2%
80+3.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yorkeys Knob at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.8%
  2. Australian33.5%
  3. Irish14.0%
  4. Scottish13.1%
  5. German6.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Japanese1.1%
  2. German1.0%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.9%
  4. Italian0.5%
  5. Mandarin0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.6%
  2. New Zealand3.8%
  3. Scotland1.3%
  4. the Philippines1.3%
  5. Papua New Guinea1.1%

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

Around Yorkeys Knob

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