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Queensland council

Cassowary Coast

30,666 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,688 km², 121 suburbs. Council website: cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

30,666

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year

Density

6.5/km²

4,688 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$390k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$215

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.5 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

2 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

121

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
46
Median household income
$1,204/week
Median rent
$250/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,300/month
Households renting
30.0%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 2 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 3 of 10

Suburbs

121 suburbs where Cassowary Coast holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Tully2,368All– / 15%1
East Innisfail1,757All– / 21%1
Innisfail Estate1,454All– / 0%1
Wongaling Beach1,323All– / 28%3
Cardwell1,320All– / 91%1
Innisfail1,091All– / 12%1
Mission Beach1,014All– / 13%4
South Mission Beach968All– / 43%5
Belvedere943All– / <1%3
Kurrimine Beach742All– / 60%2
Wangan612All– / 0%1
Goondi Bend570All– / 0%1
Cullinane551All– / 4%1
Mourilyan509All– / 42%2
South Innisfail508All– / 57%1
Etty Bay486All– / 33%4
South Johnstone456All– / 0%1
Bingil Bay438All– / 2%2
Goondi Hill437All– / 11%1
Silkwood407All– / 7%1
Flying Fish Point395All– / 18%1
Webb393All– / 22%1
Mighell363All– / 2%1
Tully Heads354All– / 52%1
El Arish337All– / 6%2
Feluga306All– / 6%3
Bulgun285All– / 0%3
East Feluga266All– / 30%3
Utchee Creek256All– / <1%4
Carruchan247All– / 69%1
Eubenangee24749%– / 28%5
Hudson238All– / 0%1
East Palmerston220All– / 1%2
Murray Upper218All– / 48%1
New Harbourline218All– / 16%2
Coconuts216All– / 17%3
Mena Creek210All– / 2%2
Ellerbeck207All– / 80%1
Mundoo197All– / 3%4
Pin Gin Hill191All– / 0%5
Bilyana190All– / 70%2
Merryburn189All– / 50%2
Carmoo179All– / 56%2
Silky Oak178All– / 12%2
Garradunga170All– / <1%5
Jubilee Heights164All– / 1%5
Birkalla156All– / 10%2
Moresby (Qld)150All– / 15%3
Bombeeta147All– / 4%2
Sundown (Cassowary Coast - Qld)145All– / 0%5
Maria Creeks143All– / 34%5
Mourilyan Harbour142All– / 8%2
Boogan138All– / 4%3
Coorumba137All– / 0%5
Kennedy136All– / 75%1
Vasa Views136All– / 0%4
Camp Creek (Qld)128All– / <1%4
Hull Heads127All– / 55%1
Coquette Point117All– / 25%6
Martyville116All– / 26%3
Euramo114All– / 7%3
Japoonvale107All– / 15%2
Murrigal106All– / 27%3
Jarra Creek105All– / 15%3
Rockingham (Qld)104All– / 50%2
Djarawong103All– / 1%3
Granadilla101All– / 35%5
Upper Daradgee99All– / 3%5
Fitzgerald Creek98All– / 0%5
Stoters Hill97All– / 11%5
Daradgee90All– / 0%5
No 4 Branch90All– / 5%4
Bamboo Creek88All– / 2%4
Lower Tully88All– / 37%2
Nerada88All– / 1%2
Shell Pocket83All– / 9%3
Cowley82All– / 14%3
Dingo Pocket79All– / 41%3
Midgenoo76All– / <1%3
Midgeree Bar75All– / 53%5
Munro Plains74All– / 28%3
No 6 Branch73All– / 4%4
Cowley Beach65All– / 59%3
Warrubullen59All– / 31%4
Currajah57All– / 0%4
Stockton (Qld)57All– / 0%4
Lower Cowley55All– / 20%3
Germantown (Qld)52All– / 0%2
Maadi49All– / 4%3
Eaton (Qld)47All– / 8%1
Comoon Loop44All– / 8%4
Walter Lever Estate44All– / 1%4
Friday Pocket39All– / 6%5
Warrami39All– / 31%3
Sandy Pocket38All– / 18%3
Jaffa35All– / 13%4
Damper Creek34All– / 61%1
McCutcheon34All– / 8%4
Daveson33All– / 10%4
Garners Beach31All– / 33%5
Goondi28All– / 0%5
Goolboo25All– / 0%4
Dunk23All– / 81%
Cooroo Lands12All– / 0%5
No 5 Branch12All– / 4%4
O'Briens Hill11All– / 0%5
Rungoo11All– / 65%1
Hinchinbrook (Qld)5All– / 77%
Cowley Creek3All– / 24%4
BasiliskAll– / 22%
CardstoneAll– / 32%
DjiruAll– / 4%
GulngaiAll– / 2%
KooroomoolAll– / 17%
LumholtzAll– / 60%
MamuAll– / <1%
Mount MackayAll– / 32%
Ngatjan61%– / <1%
Tam O'ShanterAll– / 17%
Walter HillAll– / 5%
WanjuruAll– / 37%
Wooroonooran (Cassowary Coast - Qld)All– / 0%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

22%

Over 122 of 122 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 122 of 122 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Kennedy · Bob KATTER (KAP)100%

State districts

  • Hill · Shane Knuth (KAP)87%
  • Hinchinbrook · Wayde Chiesa (LNP)13%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Queensland council on the council map or the Queensland council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.