Innisfail

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30200701
Total population 8,274
Total dwellings 3,605
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,335
Male 646
Female 687
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 474
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $832
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $190

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 912 68.3 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 207 15.5 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 216 16.2 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 1,335 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 646 48.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 687 51.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Innisfail, there were 1,335 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 646 (or 48.5%) were male and 687 (or 51.5%) were female.

Age Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 172 12.9 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 297 22.3 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 254 19.1 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 462 34.7 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 81 6.1 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 67 5.0 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Innisfail the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 154 17.8 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 44 5.1 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 42 4.8 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 33 3.8 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 593 68.5 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Innisfail 17.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 47 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 68 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Innisfail for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 157 19.6 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 113 14.1 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 529 66.2 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Innisfail 19.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Innisfail for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 2.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 169 37.9 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 118 26.5 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 21 4.7 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 1.3 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 3 0.7 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 120 26.9 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 446 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Innisfail, 33.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.9% were attending a primary school, 26.5% were attending a secondary school and 6.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 19 1.4 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 3 0.2 935 0.6 963 0.2
Kriol 3 0.2 714 0.5 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,242 93.2 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Innisfail. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.4%, Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 0.2% and Kriol 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 163 37.1 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 144 32.8 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 36 8.2 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 96 21.9 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 439 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 439 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Innisfail. Of these 37.1% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 21.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Innisfail who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 384 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 832 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Innisfail was $384 and the median weekly household income was $832.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Innisfail, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Innisfail, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 360 75.8 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 13 2.7 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 99 20.8 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 0.6 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 475 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Innisfail there were 475 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 75.8% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Innisfail % Innisfail Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 37 7.8 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 54 11.4 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 364 76.8 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 19 4.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Innisfail, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.8% were owned outright, 11.4% were owned with a mortgage and 76.8% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.