Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Sandy Pocket, QLD

Sandy Pocket had a population of 38 at the 2021 Census (+2.7% since 2016). Median age 36.0. Median weekly household income $1,687. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Sandy Pocket at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sandy Pocket's population grew by 2.7% to 38, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 36.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 21.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 38.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 13 households.

The median household earns $1,687 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,675.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 31.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Sandy Pocket beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureSandy PocketQLDAustralia
Population385,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+2.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age36.038.038.0
Households131,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright38.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,687$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion31.6%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

+2.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 282011
  2. 372016
  3. 382021

Age

Median age 36.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Sandy Pocket Queensland
Share of people by age, Sandy Pocket and Queensland
0–921.1%
10–197.9%
20–2915.8%
30–397.9%
40–4913.2%
50–5918.4%
60–697.9%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Sandy Pocket at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.0%
  2. Italian35.3%
  3. Australian26.5%
  4. Australian Aboriginal17.6%
  5. German14.7%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Sandy Pocket

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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