1,091 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,075
- 2016: 1,145
- 2021: 1,091
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Innisfail · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Innisfail
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of people in Innisfail identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. This community of 1,091 people is noticeably older than the typical Queensland or Australian area, with a high proportion of seniors living here.
1,091
▲ +1.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Innisfail — higher than 73% of areas.
| Innisfail | 1,091 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | 11,316 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, making the population noticeably older than the state and national figures of 38 years.
41 yrs ▼ -2.4%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 aged 65 and over make up 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to a lower share of children under 15, who make up 15.6% of the area.
22.8% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Innisfail splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 23.5% of the population, a figure far above the 3.2% national average. Around 41% of residents have never been married, while 34% are married.
23.5% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Innisfail, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (34%) and Widowed (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/sal/SAL31398/innisfail/topic/demographics-identity