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Inverness, QLD

Inverness had a population of 460 at the 2021 Census (−7.3% since 2016). Median age 40.5. Median weekly household income $2,455. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Inverness at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Inverness's population shrank by 7.3% to 460, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 40.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.7%.

3.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 150 households.

The median household earns $2,455 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676.

10.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.6% use a language other than English at home. 38.4% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Inverness beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureInvernessQLDAustralia
Population4605,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−7.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age40.538.238.2
Households1501,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting3.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,455$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,200$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.4%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

−7.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5952011
  2. 4962016
  3. 4602021

Age

Median age 40.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Inverness Queensland
Share of people by age, Inverness and Queensland
0–913.7%
10–1917.6%
20–297.4%
30–3912.6%
40–4918.7%
50–5913.3%
60–699.3%
70–797.8%
80+3.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Inverness at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.3%
  2. English45.6%
  3. Irish12.7%
  4. Scottish10.2%
  5. German6.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.4%
  2. New Zealand2.7%
  3. Germany1.8%
  4. Scotland0.9%
  5. the Philippines0.7%

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

Around Inverness

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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