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Innisfail vs South Johnstone
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 8.7 km apart · Innisfail profile · South Johnstone profile
Innisfail South Johnstone
Innisfail and South Johnstone (L) are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different characters. Innisfail is much more walkable (somewhat walkable) compared to the car-dependent South Johnstone (L). It is also more diverse and international, with 25.4% of people arriving from overseas recently and 18.0% using another language at home, compared to 0.0% and 3.4% in South Johnstone (L). Innisfail has a higher share of renters at 44.4%, while South Johnstone (L) is dominated by separate houses, which make up 95.7% of its homes.
The gap in language diversity has widened since 2011, but the two areas share very similar financial profiles. Typical weekly household incomes are nearly the same, at $1,042 in Innisfail and $1,101 in South Johnstone (L). They also have the same number of people per home, at 2.3. Both areas sit below the national figure for people with a university degree, though Innisfail has a higher share at 10.0% compared to 4.3% in South Johnstone (L).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,176
- First area, 2016: 9,474
- First area, 2021: 7,173
- Second area, 2011: 474
- Second area, 2016: 364
- Second area, 2021: 442
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Innisfail: 1.6% males, 2.5% females; 85+ in South Johnstone: 1.1% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Innisfail: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in South Johnstone: 0.7% males, 2.7% females
- 75–79 in Innisfail: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in South Johnstone: 1.6% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in Innisfail: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in South Johnstone: 1.6% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Innisfail: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in South Johnstone: 3.6% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Innisfail: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in South Johnstone: 6.2% males, 5.6% females
- 55–59 in Innisfail: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in South Johnstone: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Innisfail: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in South Johnstone: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Innisfail: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in South Johnstone: 2.4% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Innisfail: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in South Johnstone: 2.2% males, 1.8% females
- 35–39 in Innisfail: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in South Johnstone: 4.0% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in Innisfail: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in South Johnstone: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Innisfail: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in South Johnstone: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Innisfail: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in South Johnstone: 1.6% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Innisfail: 2.9% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in South Johnstone: 3.6% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Innisfail: 3.7% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in South Johnstone: 2.2% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Innisfail: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in South Johnstone: 3.1% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Innisfail: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in South Johnstone: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $440
- First area, 2016: $744
- First area, 2021: $596
- Second area, 2011: $697
- Second area, 2016: $446
- Second area, 2021: $553
- First area, 2011: $782
- First area, 2016: $1,842
- First area, 2021: $1,042
- Second area, 2011: $1,783
- Second area, 2016: $969
- Second area, 2021: $1,101
- First area, 2011: $1,019
- First area, 2016: $1,991
- First area, 2021: $1,365
- Second area, 2011: $1,776
- Second area, 2016: $1,107
- Second area, 2021: $1,390
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 3.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $390
- First area, 2021: $240
- Second area, 2016: $253
- Second area, 2021: $236
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $1,127
- Second area, 2011: $2,284
- Second area, 2016: $1,213
- Second area, 2021: $867
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Innisfail vs South Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL314013/innisfail/vs/UCL322110/south-johnstone