Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Innisfail, QLD

Innisfail had a population of 1,091 at the 2021 Census (−4.7% since 2016). Median age 41.2. Median weekly household income $890. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Innisfail at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Innisfail's population shrank by 4.7% to 1,091, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.2, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.2%.

64.9% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 21.9% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Queensland overall: 24.2% of homes, against 12.5%. The 2021 Census counted 412 households.

The median household earns $890 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $229 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,136 a month.

30.0% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 29.2% use a language other than English at home. 36.4% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Innisfail beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureInnisfailQLDAustralia
Population1,0915,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−4.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.238.238.2
Households4121,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments24.2%12.5%14.3%
Renting64.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright21.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$890$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$229$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,136$1,740$1,866
Born overseas30.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home29.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion36.4%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

−4.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0752011
  2. 1,1452016
  3. 1,0912021

Age

Median age 41.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Innisfail Queensland
Share of people by age, Innisfail and Queensland
0–912.0%
10–198.2%
20–2915.8%
30–3912.4%
40–4910.5%
50–5912.4%
60–699.3%
70–798.9%
80+10.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Innisfail at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English25.7%
  2. Australian21.7%
  3. Australian Aboriginal21.1%
  4. Irish7.4%
  5. Scottish6.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi9.5%
  2. Tagalog2.4%
  3. Italian1.8%
  4. Mandarin1.8%
  5. Thai1.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India9.4%
  2. the Philippines3.0%
  3. New Zealand2.2%
  4. England1.6%
  5. Thailand1.2%

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

Around Innisfail

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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