Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Goondi Hill, QLD

Goondi Hill had a population of 437 at the 2021 Census (−14.3% since 2016). Median age 50.6. Median weekly household income $1,000. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Goondi Hill at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Goondi Hill's population shrank by 14.3% to 437, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.6, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 29.7%.

56.3% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 34.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 132 households.

The median household earns $1,000 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $251 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $375 a month.

13.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 11.8% use a language other than English at home. 41.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Goondi Hill beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureGoondi HillQLDAustralia
Population4375,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−14.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.638.238.2
Households1321,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments4.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting56.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright34.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,000$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$251$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$375$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home11.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion41.8%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

−14.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5032011
  2. 5102016
  3. 4372021

Age

Median age 50.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Goondi Hill Queensland
Share of people by age, Goondi Hill and Queensland
0–98.7%
10–1910.1%
20–2910.3%
30–3911.0%
40–497.3%
50–597.8%
60–6911.2%
70–798.9%
80+20.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Goondi Hill at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian32.5%
  2. English31.7%
  3. Australian Aboriginal19.5%
  4. Italian11.3%
  5. Irish8.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi2.7%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages1.3%
  3. Italian1.1%
  4. Mandarin1.1%
  5. Arabic0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.2%
  2. India1.6%
  3. Malta1.6%
  4. Germany1.1%
  5. New Zealand1.1%

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

Around Goondi Hill

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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