Average rent in Innisfail, QLD — 2026
Innisfail is part of the Cassowary Coast council area and sits 1320km out from the Brisbane CBD, with around 9,257 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $250/week, which is below the Queensland median of $359/week. About 42% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
$250/wk
ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 9,257
- Median age
- 41
- Distance to Brisbane
- 1320 km
- Households renting
- 42%
- Separate houses
- 80%
- Flats / apartments
- 5%
- Born overseas
- 17%
- Top occupation
- Labourers
- LGA
- Cassowary Coast
ABS 2021
Renting in Innisfail
Innisfail comes in cheaper than most of Queensland — the typical renter pays $250/week, around 30% below the state median of $359/week (ABS Census 2021). Most households here own (around 54% are owners or paying down a mortgage), and only 42% rent. The suburb is overwhelmingly separate houses (80%), with very little high-density stock. Population is around 9,257, median age 41, and the most common occupation category is Labourers. 17% of residents were born overseas. At 1320km from Brisbane, Innisfail typically sits outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — but state rent indices since 2021 have moved a lot, so the live figure above is a better current guide than the Census baseline.
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