Suburb in Townsville

Cranbrook, QLD

Cranbrook had a population of 5,844 at the 2021 Census (−1.1% since 2016). Median age 40.1. Median weekly household income $1,389. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cranbrook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cranbrook's population shrank by 1.1% to 5,844, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 40.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.1%.

32.0% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 33.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,232 households.

The median household earns $1,389 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $293 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,311 a month.

19.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 13.3% use a language other than English at home. 38.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cranbrook beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCranbrookQLDAustralia
Population5,8445,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age40.138.238.2
Households2,2321,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments2.2%12.5%14.3%
Renting32.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright33.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,389$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$293$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,311$1,740$1,866
Born overseas19.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home13.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.5%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

−1.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6,1462011
  2. 5,9082016
  3. 5,8442021

Age

Median age 40.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cranbrook Queensland
Share of people by age, Cranbrook and Queensland
0–911.1%
10–1912.2%
20–2914.4%
30–3912.3%
40–4910.8%
50–5913.3%
60–6910.9%
70–799.7%
80+5.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cranbrook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian36.9%
  2. English36.4%
  3. Irish12.4%
  4. Scottish11.1%
  5. Australian Aboriginal9.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog1.7%
  2. Filipino1.2%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.7%
  4. Punjabi0.6%
  5. Malayalam0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines3.3%
  2. England2.3%
  3. New Zealand2.1%
  4. India1.9%
  5. Papua New Guinea0.9%

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

Around Cranbrook

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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