QLD · Cassowary Coast Council
Innisfail, QLD, 4860
Current weather
19.9°CPartly cloudy
91% humidity · 6 km/h wind · 25.4° / 17.4° today · 0.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#45 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Innisfail is a small locality in the Cassowary Coast area, home to around 1,091 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 893 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-48%), roughly 818.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $360, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,091
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $894
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 66 of 482
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 44.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 42 / 73 / 99
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $360
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 893
- Against the person
- 208
- Against property
- 285
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 818.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 5 residents
- State safety percentile
- 44.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -47.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault63
- Drug Offences206
- Good Order Offences137
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)138
- Traffic And Related Offences126
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 982
- Good Counsel CollegeSecondary
- Good Counsel Primary SchoolPrimary
- Innisfail State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
55 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bandstand
- Bbq
- Innisfail Cycle & SportsBicycle
- Innisfail (northbound)Bus stop
- Innisfail (southbound)Bus stop
- Riverside Family DentalDentist
- Harvey NormanDepartment Store
- KmartDepartment Store
1 Clare Street
- Drinking water (2)
- YurikaEV charging
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Anzac Memorial ParkPark
- Fitzgerald ParkPark
- Herb Layt ParkPark
- Jack Fossey ParkPark
- Page ParkPark
- Sweeney ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Innisfail HospitalRankin Streethospital
- Riverside Family Dentaldentist
- T.McIlrath'spharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
5 state heritage places
- Canecutters MemorialState heritage place
- Innisfail Court HouseState heritage place
- Johnstone Shire HallState heritage place
- See Poy HouseState heritage place
- St Andrew's Presbyterian Memorial ChurchState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Goodstart Early Learning Innisfailchildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 87.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #45 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Goodstart Early Learning Innisfailchildcarechildcare
- Canecutters MemorialheritageState heritage place
- Innisfail Court HouseheritageState heritage place
- Johnstone Shire HallheritageState heritage place
- See Poy HouseheritageState heritage place
- St Andrew's Presbyterian Memorial ChurchheritageState heritage place
- Chemist Warehousehealthpharmacy
- Innisfail HospitalhealthRankin Streethospital
- Riverside Family Dentalhealthdentist
- T.McIlrath'shealthpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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