508 ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 619
- 2016: 506
- 2021: 508
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Innisfail · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Innisfail
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in South Innisfail is 50, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. The community is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
508
▼ -17.9%
- 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 South Innisfail — higher than 65% of areas.
| South Innisfail | 508 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | 11,316 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has a total population of 508 people, which is larger than about 67% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 26.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
26.6% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Innisfail splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 17.9% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the 3.2% national average. About 41% of residents are married.
17.9% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +84.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →South Innisfail splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (36%), with Widowed 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 South Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32590/south-innisfail/topic/demographics-identity