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Suburb profile ·Cassowary Coast LGA · QLD ·4860

East Innisfail QLD 4860

East Innisfail is in Cassowary Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4860, with population 1,757.

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$320/wk
-8.6% YoY
Mar 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$450
$280
Mar 2021Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$320/wk
Rent context available
8.6%YoY D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,757
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
1,842
126 added 12mo · 15MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,083
Median rent · wk$255

Affordability

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,083/mo, while renters pay about $1,387/mo — renting runs $304/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$57K
Median rent · wk
$320
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,083

Household income

$57K household · yr-28.7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$75K
Household
$57K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA782
Students285
Government1
Independent1
  • Innisfail East State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 814
  • Radiant Life CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 749
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
5,827
5,827 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,827
Total incidents5,827· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault1,42733%
  • Break And Enter52012%
  • Drug Offences1,93845%
  • Fraud41410%

Full data detail

East Innisfail QLD — Property Data and Demographics

East Innisfail is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Cassowary Coast local government area (postcode 4860). The area has roughly 1,757 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $320. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

East Innisfail is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 782, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Cassowary Coast LGA is moderate at 5,827 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,083
Rent · wk(Census)$255
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$320
Population growth · Cassowary Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)30,666
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Cassowary Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)137
Houses96
Units41
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cassowary Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7.2%
YoY change+3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4860ATO
Negatively geared241 (3.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,753/yr
Landlords (rental income)618
Reported capital gains468
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,757
Median age39
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,092
Personal income · wk$628
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Strong evidence

East Innisfail carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

East Innisfail FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is East Innisfail in?

    East Innisfail is in the Cassowary Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4860. Council-level context for Cassowary Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in East Innisfail?

    The median weekly rent in East Innisfail is $320/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about East Innisfail?

    Rent context available: East Innisfail has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is East Innisfail a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for East Innisfail show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for East Innisfail?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the East Innisfail data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.