Innisfail Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Innisfail (4860) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1318 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Innisfail is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Innisfail was 1,075 and is comprised of approximately 47.9% females and 52.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Innisfail is 42 years of age.

72.0% of people living in the suburb of Innisfail were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% India, 2.3% Italy, 1.9% Philippines, 1.7% New Zealand, 1.2% Laos, 1.2% England, 0.9% Thailand, 0.7% Malta, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Greece, 0.4% Croatia, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Sri Lanka.

74.5% of people living in Innisfail speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.5% Other, 3.0% Italian, 2.6% Punjabi, 1.3% Greek, 0.9% Other, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.7% Filipino , 0.7% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Innisfail is 30.4% Catholic, 14.3% Anglican, 12.4% No religion, 12.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Other Religious Groups, 5.0% Uniting Church, 4.7% Pentecostal, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.7% Eastern Orthodox, 2.1% Christian, nfd.

35.7% of people are married, 38.6% have never married and 9.8% are divorced and 5.1% are separated. There are 98 widowed people living in Innisfail.

51.1% of the people living in Innisfail over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.4% are working on a part time basis. Innisfail has an unemployment rate of 12.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Innisfail are 30.8% Labourers, 10.8% Managers, 10.5% Professionals, 10.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 9.2% Technicians & trades workers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Innisfail work in are 15.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.4% Retail trade, 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Accommodation and food services, 8.5% Construction, 4.9% Education and training, 4.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.1% Manufacturing, 4.1% Administrative and support services.

22.3% of homes are fully owned, and 13.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 57.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $400 per week and the median household income is $682 per week.

The median rent in Innisfail is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1213 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Innisfail postcode 4860

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