Einasleigh (postcode 4871) is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Etheridge local government area. With a population of 87, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $60K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and utilities. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021).
The crime rate in the Etheridge LGA is moderate at 4,941 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.