Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Mourilyan, QLD

Mourilyan had a population of 509 at the 2021 Census (−10.9% since 2016). Median age 45.6. Median weekly household income $1,264. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mourilyan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mourilyan's population shrank by 10.9% to 509, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.6, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.1%.

32.1% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 42.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 203 households.

The median household earns $1,264 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $251 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,158 a month.

13.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 8.1% use a language other than English at home. 25.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mourilyan beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMourilyanQLDAustralia
Population5095,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−10.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.638.238.2
Households2031,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting32.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright42.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,264$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$251$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,158$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home8.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion25.6%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

−10.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5362011
  2. 5712016
  3. 5092021

Age

Median age 45.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mourilyan Queensland
Share of people by age, Mourilyan and Queensland
0–99.8%
10–1911.2%
20–2912.4%
30–3910.2%
40–4912.4%
50–5914.3%
60–6915.5%
70–796.3%
80+8.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mourilyan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English34.7%
  2. Australian32.3%
  3. Italian24.5%
  4. Scottish10.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal10.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi3.2%
  2. Spanish1.3%
  3. Italian0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.4%
  2. Italy2.2%
  3. India1.8%
  4. England1.5%
  5. Germany0.9%

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

Around Mourilyan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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