Suburb in Tablelands

Lake Eacham, QLD

Lake Eacham had a population of 459 at the 2021 Census (+0.4% since 2016). Median age 50.6. Median weekly household income $1,346. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lake Eacham at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lake Eacham's population grew by 0.4% to 459, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.6, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.3%.

17.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 47.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 163 households.

The median household earns $1,346 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $209 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,099 a month.

16.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.2% use a language other than English at home. 50.4% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lake Eacham beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureLake EachamQLDAustralia
Population4595,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.638.238.2
Households1631,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting17.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright47.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,346$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$209$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,099$1,740$1,866
Born overseas16.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.4%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

+0.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4182011
  2. 4572016
  3. 4592021

Age

Median age 50.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Lake Eacham Queensland
Share of people by age, Lake Eacham and Queensland
0–99.4%
10–1914.2%
20–294.1%
30–397.2%
40–4913.3%
50–5919.4%
60–6916.3%
70–7913.9%
80+1.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lake Eacham at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.0%
  2. Australian35.3%
  3. Irish18.0%
  4. Scottish12.1%
  5. German7.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.6%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages1.4%
  3. Italian0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.3%
  2. New Zealand2.8%
  3. Papua New Guinea2.1%
  4. Germany1.9%
  5. Italy1.2%

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

Around Lake Eacham

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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