Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Shell Pocket, QLD

Shell Pocket had a population of 83 at the 2021 Census (−8.8% since 2016). Median age 37.8. Median weekly household income $967. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Shell Pocket at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Shell Pocket's population shrank by 8.8% to 83, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 37.8 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 14.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.8%.

11.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 55.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 27 households.

The median household earns $967 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

11.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.4% use a language other than English at home. 66.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Shell Pocket beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureShell PocketQLDAustralia
Population835,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−8.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.838.238.2
Households271,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright55.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$967$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas11.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion66.7%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

−8.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 672011
  2. 912016
  3. 832021

Age

Median age 37.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Shell Pocket Queensland
Share of people by age, Shell Pocket and Queensland
0–914.5%
10–1915.7%
20–298.4%
30–3912.0%
40–4912.0%
50–596.0%
60–6919.3%
70–794.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Shell Pocket at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.6%
  2. Australian24.3%
  3. Italian17.6%
  4. Irish16.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal13.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Korean4.1%

Country of birth

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

Around Shell Pocket

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