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thursday island
Queensland · Census 2021
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Thursday Island is a coastal suburb of Torres.
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People
Population
2,805
Median age
30 yrs
Income / person / wk
$902
Household income / wk
$2,136
Housing
Median rent / wk
$200
Mortgage / month
$1,408
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Anglican · 32%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 21%
- No religion
- 20%
- Born overseas
- 7%
- English only at home
- 46%
Local amenities
Amenity score
53/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
3
Parks
3
Libraries
1
GP clinics
4
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
1.0 km
Nearest train
785.9 km
Nearest hospital
0.6 km
Distance to coast
0.6 km
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Satellite
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
3
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
3
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.4 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Torres
- Council population
- 3,419
- Council area
- 884 km²
- Density
- 4/km²
- Federal grants
- $9.41M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $2,753/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Leichhardt
- Federal MP
- Matt Smith (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 56% 2PP
- State electorate
- Cook
- State MP
- David Kempton (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.