Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Flying Fish Point, QLD

Flying Fish Point had a population of 395 at the 2021 Census (−7.1% since 2016). Median age 50.0. Median weekly household income $1,086. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Flying Fish Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Flying Fish Point's population shrank by 7.1% to 395, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 6.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.5%.

32.3% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 164 households.

The median household earns $1,086 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $268 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,213 a month.

12.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.9% use a language other than English at home. 50.3% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Flying Fish Point beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureFlying Fish PointQLDAustralia
Population3955,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−7.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.038.038.0
Households1641,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting32.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,086$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$268$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,213$1,733$1,863
Born overseas12.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.3%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

−7.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4192011
  2. 4252016
  3. 3952021

Age

Median age 50.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Flying Fish Point Queensland
Share of people by age, Flying Fish Point and Queensland
0–96.8%
10–1915.2%
20–297.3%
30–398.9%
40–4911.4%
50–5919.7%
60–6916.7%
70–7911.9%
80+4.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Flying Fish Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English42.3%
  2. Australian32.3%
  3. Australian Aboriginal15.4%
  4. Scottish11.6%
  5. Irish9.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin1.6%
  2. Italian1.4%
  3. Portuguese1.1%
  4. Punjabi1.1%
  5. Japanese0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.2%
  2. New Zealand1.6%
  3. Taiwan1.6%
  4. the Netherlands1.3%
  5. the Philippines1.3%

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

Around Flying Fish Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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