Suburb in Torres Strait Island

Iama Island, QLD

Iama Island had a population of 275 at the 2021 Census (−13.8% since 2016). Median age 28.5. Median weekly household income $978. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Iama Island at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Iama Island's population shrank by 13.8% to 275, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 28.5, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 20.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.1%.

95.5% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 67 households.

The median household earns $978 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

6.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 96.1% use a language other than English at home. 5.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Iama Island beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureIama IslandQLDAustralia
Population2755,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−13.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age28.538.238.2
Households671,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting95.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$978$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$154$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas6.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home96.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion5.8%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

−13.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3152011
  2. 3192016
  3. 2752021

Age

Median age 28.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Iama Island Queensland
Share of people by age, Iama Island and Queensland
0–920.7%
10–1914.2%
20–2918.2%
30–3914.5%
40–4912.4%
50–5910.9%
60–6910.2%
70–791.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Iama Island at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal5.1%
  2. Australian2.8%
  3. English1.6%
  4. Scottish1.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages91.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Papua New Guinea6.1%

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

Around Iama Island

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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