Council area

Cassowary Coast, QLD

Cassowary Coast had a population of 29,157 at the 2021 Census (+1.5% since 2016). Median age 46.1. Median weekly household income $1,206. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Cassowary Coast at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cassowary Coast's population grew by 1.5% to 29,157, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.5%.

31.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 10,962 households.

The median household earns $1,206 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,288 a month.

16.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 11.3% use a language other than English at home. 38.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cassowary Coast beside QLD and Australia.

Cassowary CoastQLDAustralia
Population29,1575,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.138.238.2
Households10,9621,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments4.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting31.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,206$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$257$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,288$1,740$1,866
Born overseas16.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home11.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.2%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

+1.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 27,6682011
  2. 28,7262016
  3. 29,1572021

Age

Median age 46.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cassowary Coast Queensland
0–911.1%
10–1911.5%
20–299.6%
30–3911.1%
40–4911.1%
50–5914.3%
60–6915.7%
70–7910.3%
80+5.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cassowary Coast at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English35.6%
  2. Australian35.5%
  3. Irish11.8%
  4. Italian11.6%
  5. Australian Aboriginal9.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi3.1%
  2. Italian1.3%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.6%
  4. Tagalog0.4%
  5. Filipino0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India2.6%
  2. England2.6%
  3. New Zealand1.9%
  4. the Philippines1.1%
  5. Italy0.9%

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

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