9,257 ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9,222
- 2016: 9,377
- 2021: 9,257
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Innisfail · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Innisfail
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of seniors than most similar areas defines Innisfail, where 22.3% of residents are aged 65 or over. This contributes to a population that is noticeably older than the national figure. The area also has a very strong Indigenous presence, with nearly one in five people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
9,257
▲ +0.4%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Innisfail — lower than 52% of areas.
| Innisfail | 9,257 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | 11,316 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Innisfail has barely changed over the last decade and sits at 9,257 people. The typical resident is now 41, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Older than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. Children under 15 account for 19.0%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
22.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Innisfail splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 18.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. When it comes to relationships, 40.7% of residents are married, while 11.3% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the Queensland average.
18.8% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Innisfail splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031159/innisfail/topic/demographics-identity