Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Innisfail Estate, QLD

Innisfail Estate had a population of 1,454 at the 2021 Census (+8.7% since 2016). Median age 38.8. Median weekly household income $1,243. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Innisfail Estate at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Innisfail Estate's population grew by 8.7% to 1,454, in step with Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 38.8 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.4%.

46.2% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 32.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 531 households.

The median household earns $1,243 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $230 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,301 a month.

27.1% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 30.0% use a language other than English at home. 24.4% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Innisfail Estate beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureInnisfail EstateQLDAustralia
Population1,4545,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age38.838.238.2
Households5311,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments1.1%12.5%14.3%
Renting46.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright32.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,243$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$230$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,301$1,740$1,866
Born overseas27.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home30.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion24.4%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

+8.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,3822011
  2. 1,3382016
  3. 1,4542021

Age

Median age 38.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Innisfail Estate Queensland
Share of people by age, Innisfail Estate and Queensland
0–912.7%
10–1912.0%
20–2912.8%
30–3913.5%
40–4910.1%
50–5910.5%
60–6914.5%
70–798.7%
80+5.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Innisfail Estate at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian27.6%
  2. English23.8%
  3. Australian Aboriginal14.5%
  4. Italian13.2%
  5. Irish8.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi15.4%
  2. Italian3.0%
  3. Malayalam1.2%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages1.0%
  5. Cantonese0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India12.7%
  2. Italy2.8%
  3. the Philippines1.9%
  4. England1.8%
  5. New Zealand1.3%

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

Around Innisfail Estate

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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