Cassowary Coast

Queensland · Cairns · 28,854 people · 124 suburbs · 12 postcodes

Cassowary Coast at a glance

28,854
Population
#25 of 69 in QLD
4,543
km² area
6/km² density
45.0
Median age
+5.7 vs QLD
$1,240
Median HH income/wk
#47 of 69 in QLD
901
SEIFA IRSAD
#48 of 69 in QLD
26
Schools
19 gov, 5 Cath, 2 indep
14.4%
Born overseas
31.7%
Renting

Map shows the Cassowary Coast LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Cassowary Coast is a Local Government Area in Queensland, in the Brisbane region. It covers 124 suburbs across 12 postcodes and an area of 4,543 km². Cassowary Coast has a population of 28,854 , ranking #25 most populous in QLD. The most populous suburb is Tully (2,368 residents), and the highest median household income is in Goolboo at $3,583/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,240/week and median age is 45.0. About 14.4% of residents were born overseas and 10.2% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (17.4%) 15–24 (9.4%) 25–44 (21.9%) 45–64 (28.6%) 65+ (22.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years5,004 (17.4%)
15–24 years2,718 (9.4%)
25–44 years6,300 (21.9%)
45–64 years8,229 (28.6%)
65+ years6,564 (22.8%)
14.4%
Born overseas
10.2%
Speak a language other than English at home
11.1%
First Nations
2.4
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (42.5%) Mortgaged (25.8%) Renting (31.7%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (90.9%) Semi/townhouse (5.4%) Flat/apartment (3.7%)
$258
Median weekly rent
$1,236
Median monthly mortgage
42.7%
Households with 0-1 cars
57.3%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

5.4%
Unemployment rate
7,229
In full-time work
4,140
In part-time work

Schools in Cassowary Coast

26 schools across Cassowary Coast: 73.1% Government, 19.2% Catholic, 7.7% Independent. The QLD average is 69.8% / 17.1% / 13.1%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 914 (range 749 to 1008). QLD median is 985; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

QLD average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (84.6%) Secondary (7.7%) Combined (7.7%) Special (0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 914 QLD median 985LGA range 749 to 1008

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 26 schools in Cassowary Coast, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Innisfail State College Government Combined Innisfail Estate 951 889
Tully State High School Government Secondary Tully 721 925
Good Counsel College Catholic Secondary Innisfail 414 982
Good Counsel Primary School Catholic Primary Innisfail 340 1001
Goondi State School Government Primary Goondi Bend 330 919
Mission Beach State School Government Primary Wongaling Beach 296 991
Tully State School Government Primary Tully 268 885
St Clare's School Catholic Primary Tully 170 1008
Mourilyan State School Government Primary Mourilyan 165 943
Innisfail East State School Government Primary East Innisfail 148 814
Radiant Life College Independent Combined East Innisfail 137 749
Innisfail State School Government Primary Innisfail 117 771
St Rita's School Catholic Primary South Johnstone 107 970
Cardwell State School Government Primary Cardwell 76 932
Feluga State School Government Primary Feluga 60 910
Silkwood State School Government Primary Silkwood 53 889
St John's School Catholic Primary Silkwood 48 962
Flying Fish Point State School Government Primary Flying Fish Point 45 803
El Arish State School Government Primary El Arish 32 918
Lower Tully State School Government Primary Lower Tully 32 923
Mundoo State School Government Primary Wangan 30 901
Murray River Upper State School Government Primary Murray Upper 30 799
Kennedy State School Government Primary Kennedy 24 786
South Johnstone State School Government Primary South Johnstone 20 864
The Rainforest School Independent Primary Maria Creeks 20 964
Mena Creek State School Government Primary Mena Creek 19 907

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Cassowary Coast. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

901
Ranked #48 of 69 QLD LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

928

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

940

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

888

Suburbs in Cassowary Coast

Cassowary Coast contains 124 suburbs and 12 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Tully 4854 2,368 $1,270/wk 38
East Innisfail 4860 1,757 $1,092/wk 39
Innisfail Estate 4860 1,454 $1,246/wk 39
Wongaling Beach 4852 1,323 $1,256/wk 48
Cardwell 4849 1,320 $846/wk 60
Innisfail 4860 1,091 $894/wk 41
Mission Beach 4852 1,014 $1,326/wk 49
South Mission Beach 4852 968 $1,286/wk 51
Belvedere 4860 943 $1,442/wk 34
Kurrimine Beach 4871 742 $946/wk 56
Wangan 4871 612 $1,345/wk 41
Goondi Bend 4860 570 $1,022/wk 39
Cullinane 4860 551 $1,234/wk 41
Mourilyan 4858 509 $1,309/wk 44
South Innisfail 4860 508 $1,007/wk 50
Etty Bay 4858 486 $1,765/wk 41
South Johnstone 4859 456 $1,125/wk 44
Bingil Bay 4852 438 $961/wk 52
Goondi Hill 4860 437 $911/wk 49
Silkwood 4856 407 $1,117/wk 44
Flying Fish Point 4860 395 $1,086/wk 50
Webb 4860 393 $947/wk 40
Mighell 4860 363 $905/wk 42
Tully Heads 4854 354 $1,057/wk 58
El Arish 4855 337 $1,148/wk 47
Feluga 4854 306 $1,680/wk 35
Bulgun 4854 285 $1,583/wk 48
East Feluga 4854 266 $1,375/wk 48
Utchee Creek 4871 256 $1,656/wk 42
Carruchan 4816 247 $880/wk 53
Hudson 4860 238 $1,025/wk 32
East Palmerston 4860 220 $1,390/wk 49
Murray Upper 4854 218 $857/wk 42
New Harbourline 4858 218 $1,521/wk 43
Coconuts 4860 216 $1,178/wk 56
Mena Creek 4871 210 $1,264/wk 37
Ellerbeck 4816 207 $787/wk 55
Mundoo 4860 197 $1,312/wk 43
Pin Gin Hill 4860 191 $1,604/wk 47
Bilyana 4854 190 $1,016/wk 54
Merryburn 4854 189 $1,724/wk 39
Carmoo 4852 179 $1,093/wk 53
Silky Oak 4854 178 $1,343/wk 39
Garradunga 4860 170 $2,156/wk 36
Jubilee Heights 4860 164 $1,833/wk 49
Birkalla 4854 156 $1,399/wk 45
Moresby 4871 150 $1,792/wk 37
Bombeeta 4871 147 $1,431/wk 42
Sundown 4382 145 $1,791/wk 54
Maria Creeks 4855 143 $1,339/wk 46
Mourilyan Harbour 4858 142 $1,275/wk 48
Boogan 4871 138 $1,416/wk 46
Coorumba 4860 137 $1,583/wk 41
Kennedy 4816 136 $850/wk 51
Vasa Views 4860 136 $1,625/wk 41
Camp Creek 4871 128 $1,562/wk 45
Hull Heads 4854 127 $900/wk 63
Coquette Point 4860 117 $1,399/wk 59
Martyville 4858 116 $1,275/wk 43
Euramo 4854 114 $1,218/wk 43
Japoonvale 4856 107 $1,018/wk 55
Murrigal 4854 106 $1,718/wk 39
Jarra Creek 4854 105 $1,521/wk 49
Rockingham 4854 104 $1,812/wk 48
Djarawong 4854 103 $1,656/wk 45
Granadilla 4855 101 $1,292/wk 45
Upper Daradgee 4860 99 $1,416/wk 51
Fitzgerald Creek 4860 98 $1,937/wk 43
Stoters Hill 4860 97 $1,550/wk 46
Daradgee 4860 90 $1,213/wk 41
Bamboo Creek 4860 88 $1,792/wk 46
Lower Tully 4854 88 $1,300/wk 54
Nerada 4860 88 $1,292/wk 57
Shell Pocket 4855 83 $1,125/wk 41
Cowley 4871 82 $1,468/wk 44
Dingo Pocket 4854 79 $1,937/wk 52
Midgenoo 4854 76 $1,562/wk 39
Midgeree Bar 4852 75 $1,875/wk 51
Munro Plains 4854 74 $1,437/wk 29
Cowley Beach 4871 65 $1,042/wk 59
Warrubullen 4871 59 $1,416/wk 52
Currajah 4871 57 $2,187/wk 61
Stockton 4871 57 $2,374/wk 35
Lower Cowley 4871 55 $1,125/wk 45
Germantown 4871 52 $1,124/wk 45
Maadi 4855 49 $1,375/wk 54
Eaton 4860 47 $2,250/wk 39
Comoon Loop 4858 44 $1,374/wk 58
Walter Lever Estate 4856 44 $2,083/wk 49
Friday Pocket 4855 39 $725/wk 47
Warrami 4854 39 $1,333/wk 49
Sandy Pocket 4871 38 $1,687/wk 36
Jaffa 4855 35 $1,312/wk 43
Damper Creek 4849 34 $1,375/wk 58
Mccutcheon 4856 34 $1,937/wk 47
Daveson 4855 33 $1,542/wk 49
Garners Beach 4852 31 $687/wk 54
Goondi 4860 28 $1,083/wk 44
Goolboo 4856 25 $3,583/wk 50
Dunk 4852 23 $1,125/wk 41
Cooroo Lands 4860 12 $1,125/wk 16
O'Briens Hill 4860 11 $2,250/wk 53
Rungoo 4849 11 $450/wk 73
Palmerston 4860 8 $2,374/wk 51
Hinchinbrook 4849 5 50
Cowley Creek 4871 3 $1,437/wk 54
Basilisk 4871
Cardstone 4854 $450/wk 69
Clump Point 4852
Djiru 4852
Gulngai 4855
Kooroomool 4854
Lumholtz 4849
Mamu 4871
Mount Mackay 4854
Narragon Beach 4852
No. 4 Branch 4856
No. 5 Branch 4856
No. 6 Branch 4859
Silkwood East 4857
South Mission 4852
Tam O'Shanter 4852
Walter Hill 4854
Wanjuru 4860

Postcodes covered

4382, 4816, 4849, 4852, 4854, 4855, 4856, 4857, 4858, 4859, 4860, 4871

Compare Cassowary Coast with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Cassowary Coast and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age Median HH income SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Cassowary Coast (QLD) 28,854 45.0 $1,240/wk 901 31.7% 14.4%
Tablelands 26,245 48.5 $1,190/wk 926 25.5% 13.2%
Hinchinbrook 10,878 51.1 $1,216/wk 911 24.9% 9.0%
Cairns 162,123 39.3 $1,645/wk 969 36.0% 22.4%
Southern Downs 36,097 47.3 $1,141/wk 909 26.3% 10.2%
Etheridge 678 44.5 $1,169/wk 961 17.8% 6.0%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Cassowary Coast

What is the population of Cassowary Coast?

The 2021 Census recorded 28,854 people living in Cassowary Coast, across 124 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Cassowary Coast?

Cassowary Coast contains 124 suburbs. The most populous are Tully, East Innisfail, Innisfail Estate, Wongaling Beach, Cardwell.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Cassowary Coast?

Cassowary Coast covers 12 postcodes: 4382, 4816, 4849, 4852, 4854, 4855, 4856, 4857, 4858, 4859, 4860, 4871.

What is the median household income in Cassowary Coast?

The population-weighted median household income across Cassowary Coast is $1,240 per week (2021 Census), ranking #47 of 69 QLD LGAs.

How many schools are in Cassowary Coast?

Cassowary Coast has 26 schools, including 19 government, 5 Catholic, and 2 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Cassowary Coast?

Cassowary Coast has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 901, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.