Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Bilyana, QLD

Bilyana had a population of 190 at the 2021 Census (+5.6% since 2016). Median age 52.8. Median weekly household income $1,042. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bilyana at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bilyana's population grew by 5.6% to 190, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.9%.

10.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 47.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 80 households.

The median household earns $1,042 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $206 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,298 a month.

9.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 50.6% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bilyana beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBilyanaQLDAustralia
Population1905,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.838.238.2
Households801,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting10.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright47.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,042$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$206$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,298$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.6%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

+5.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2002011
  2. 1802016
  3. 1902021

Age

Median age 52.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Bilyana Queensland
Share of people by age, Bilyana and Queensland
0–99.5%
10–199.5%
20–2910.0%
30–395.3%
40–4911.1%
50–5918.9%
60–6919.5%
70–7914.7%
80+4.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bilyana at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian40.0%
  2. English33.1%
  3. Irish16.6%
  4. Scottish15.4%
  5. German9.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French2.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%
  2. France2.9%
  3. the Netherlands2.9%
  4. New Zealand2.9%
  5. Germany2.3%

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

Around Bilyana

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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